| Tafas Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Late Ottoman genocides | |
| Location | Tafas, Ottoman Syria |
| Date | 27 September 1918 |
| Target | Arab citizens of Tafas |
Attack type | mass murder |
| Deaths | 250 (estimated)[citation needed] |
| Perpetrators | Ottoman Army |
The Tafas Massacre refers to the slaughter of civilians in the Ottoman Syrian town of Tafas following the retreat of the Ottoman Army in an attempt to demoralize the enemy.[1]
- ^ Mack, John E. (1998). A Prince of Our Disorder. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-70494-7. Retrieved 23 August 2014.