The following is the List of massacres in Ottoman Syria, mass atrocities committed during the Ottoman rule in Syrian provinces (region roughly corresponding the Levant) between 1517 and 1918. For massacres that took place in Roman Judea, see List of massacres in Roman Judea For massacres that took place in the Mandatory Palestine, see List of killings and massacres in Mandatory Palestine. For massacres that took place in modern Syria, see List of massacres in Syria. For massacres that took place during the 1948 Palestine War, see Killings and massacres during the 1948 Palestine War. For massacres that have occurred in Israel following its declaration of independence, see List of massacres in Israel. For massacres that have occurred in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip since 1967, see List of massacres in Palestinian Territories. For massacres that have occurred during the Syrian Civil War since 2011, see List of massacres during the Syrian Civil War.

NameDateLocationResponsible PartyDeathsNotes1517 Hebron attacksHebronTurkish soldiersUnknownJews were attacked, beaten, and raped, and many were killed in their homesMassacre of the TelalAleppoTurkish soldiers upon Selim I's order9,400 Fatwas issued against the Nusayris (or 'Alawites') that declared them infidels. Around 9,400 Nusayris who assembled in Aleppo were all executed. 1517 Safed attacksSafedMamluk supportersUnknownMany Jews subsequently fled the city1757 Hajj caravan raidQatranehBedouin highwaymen~20,000 Hajjis killed or died of starvation/thirstSiege of JaffaJaffaNapoleon'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.A Military History of Modern Egypt: From the Ottoman Conquest to the Ramadan War, Andrew James McGregor, p. 44, 20061834 Hebron pogromHebronEgyptian troopsOver 500Egyptian soldiers did not distinguish between inhabitants; for three hours, troops plundered, killed, raped and maimed Hebronites both Muslim and Jewish.1834 Safed pogromSafedArab riotersunknownReports detail torture and mass-rape of Jewish populationAleppo MassacreAleppoMuslim rioters5,000Attacks on Christian neighborhoods in Aleppo1860 Druze-Maronite massacreDamascusDruze and Sunni Muslim paramilitary groups25,000Shaw, Ezel Kural. History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey, Volume 2, Cambridge University Press, 1977Organized pogroms against Maronite Christians; 326 villages, 560 churches, 28 colleges, 42 convents, and 9 other religious establishments were completely destroyedTafas massacreTafasOttoman army250Ottoman Army perform a massacre of civilians upon retreat in order to demoralize French and British troops, as well as their allies.Surafend massacreSarafand al-AmarANZAC Mounted Division50 New Zealander Troop from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps massacred the town after one of their officers was murdered by a local.

See also List of massacres in Syria

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