On June 14, 1918, Goychay was subjected to a strong attack by the Armenian army, acting under the name “Bolshevik army”. The Armenian gangs that broke the resistance of the residents of the village of Kurdamir, Goychay area, committed a brutal massacre here. As a result, 56 houses and shops, 127 properties, 2 mosques were completely burned, all other houses and objects were destroyed and looted. The complete destruction of the station or village of Kurdemir, as well as the destruction of the rest of the population was prevented by the Russians, consisting of the Red Army and Iranian (southern Azerbaijanis) workers, partially cooperating with the Bolsheviks. The EIC documents provide evidence of “relations between the Armenians and the Russian and Azerbaijani Bolsheviks,” local conflicts to put an end to the national killings in Kurdemir, even reports of the execution of several Armenian soldiers. In addition to Kurdamir, Armenian attacks were also carried out on the villages of Jayli, Garavalla, Karabuchak, Mustafali, Khalil-Gasymbay, Arab-Mehdibeyli, Dadali and other villages of Goychay area and were accompanied by the killing of the population. For example, in the village of Arab-Mehdibeyli 84 houses were destroyed and 83 people were killed, including 78 men, 4 women and one boy. The battle between the Baku Soviet Army and the Caucasus Islamic Army in the summer of 1918 in the area of Karamariam village of Geichai County changed for the benefit of the Azeris and laid the foundation for the liberation of Azerbaijani lands from the enemy.
