ASALA was founded in 1975 in Beirut , Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War by Hagop Hagopian ( Harutiun Tagushian ) , pastor Rev. James Karnusian and Kevork Ajemian , a prominent contemporary writer , with the help of sympathetic Palestinians .
ASALA was founded in 1975 in Beirut , Lebanon by Hagop Hagopian ( Harutiun Tagushian ) and Kevork Ajemian , a prominent contemporary writer .