Massacre of Yezvalin

Massacre of Yezvalin
Part of Ganjiland War
Date January 29, 1983 March 2, 1983 (1 month and 1 day) Location Yezvalin Territory, North Ganjiland Result South Ganji forcing North Ganjiland to retreat
Belligerents
North Ganjiland	South Ganji
Commanders and leaders
Jereme Hwanibak	Dama Ghteju
Strength
25,000	30,000
Casualties and losses
17,278	3,902
About 22,000 civilians were killed by South Ganji

The Massacre of Yezvalin (a.k.a. the "Massacre of El Kuroke") was a battle during the Ganjiland War. It is known as one of the bloodiest events in the history of Ganji Islands. About 22,000 (36%) Yezvalin residents were killed during that period.