List of massacres in Ottoman Syria


The following is the List of massacres in Ottoman Syria, mass atrocities committed during the Ottoman rule in Syrian provinces between 1517 and 1918.
NameDateLocationResponsible PartyDeathsNotes
1517 Hebron attacks1517HebronTurkish soldiersUnknownJews were attacked, beaten, and raped, and many were killed in their homes
1517 Safed attacks1517SafedMuslim mobsUnknownMany Jews subsequently fled the city
Siege of Jaffa7 March 1799JaffaNapoleon's Army2,440–4,100Ottoman prisoners were executed on the beaches south of the town. Many of the civilian population of the town were also killed.
1834 Hebron pogrom1834HebronEgyptian troopsOver 500Egyptian soldiers did not distinguish between inhabitants; for three hours, troops plundered, killed, raped and maimed Muslim and Jew alike.
1834 Safed pogrom1834SafedArab riotersunknownReports detail torture and mass-rape of Jewish population
Aleppo Massacre1850AleppoMuslim rioters5,000Attacks on Christian neighborhoods in Aleppo
1860 Druze-Maronite massacreJuly 9–11, 1860DamascusDruze and Sunni Muslim paramilitary groups25,000Organized pogroms against Maronite Christians; 326 villages, 560 churches, 28 colleges, 42 convents, and 9 other religious establishments were completely destroyed
Tafas massacre1918TafasOttoman army250Ottoman Army perform a massacre of civilians upon retreat in order to demoralize French and British troops, as well as their allies.