Tafas massacre
| 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) | 
| Perpetrators | Ottoman Army | 
The Tafas Massacre was 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.