Hauran Druze Rebellion
Druze uprising against Ottoman authority in the Syrian province / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hauran Druze Rebellion was a violent Druze uprising against Ottoman authority in the Syrian province, which erupted in 1909. The rebellion was led by the al-Atrash family, in an aim to gain independence, but ended in brutal suppression of the Druze, significant depopulation of the Hauran region and execution of the Druze leaders.
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire |
Druze rebels Allied Bedouins[2] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sami Pasha al-Farouqi | Zuqan al-Atrash | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
21,000[2] |
8,000 (Druze)[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
38 to 100[2] |
2,000 killed and 2,000 wounded[1] Hundreds imprisoned[1] |
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