Verny-Tashkent offensive (21 mayo 1918 año – 30 jun 1918 año)

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After suppressing the revolt in Vernyi, Muraev’s brigade moved further east along the Ghulja road. It stopped in each Taranchi village and set about executing civilians. The first village in Muraev’s path was Janashar. [...] they finished off the survivors, and they looted the village. Similar executions were carried out in other villages also, in Tashtyqara and Tashkensaz, and then in villages in the Qoram and Malybay volost’. The last village that the brigade came to was Aqtam. The whole population of the village hid in the mountains, but one person was killed. Muraev’s brigade pushed on further, to Zharkent, where it engaged with the remainder of the Cossack troops, who, under pressure from the attacking Red Guards, were retreating to China. Collapsing p246

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