List of massacres in Syria

List of Massacres in Syria from 1918-2019

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Syria.

Ottoman Empire

Syrian Republic/Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic

Islamist uprising in Syria

Syrian Revolution

See also

• List of massacres during the Syrian civil war
• List of massacres in Ottoman Syria

References

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