Massacre of the Telal
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| Telal massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Ottoman Cyprus |
| Date | 1517 |
| Target | Alawis and Shiites |
| Deaths | 9,400 |
| Perpetrator | Ottoman Empire and Sunnis |
| Motive | Anti-Alawism Anti-Shi'ism |
Massacre of the Telal occurred in 1517 when Ottoman Turks fully took control of Syria at the end of the Ottoman-Mamluk war.[1] The massacre began when the Ottoman Sultan Selim I summoned some Sunnite religious leaders and obtained from them a fatwa to fight "infidel" Alawis. The ensuing massacre resulted in the deaths of 9,400 Shiite men assembled in Aleppo.[2]
