History Thread for “massacre”

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February 24, 2026 Breaking

Incidents and Historical Context of Christians and Christian Sites in Israel and the Palestinian Territories

There have been multiple reported incidents involving Christians and Christian holy places in Israel and the Palestinian territories, including isolated acts of harassment as well as hist...

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February 5, 2026 Breaking

Massacre in Nigerian Kwara State After Militant Attack

Abuja · Federal Capital Territory · Nigeria

Massacre in Nigerian Kwara State After Militant Attack On February 5, 2026, Nigerian authorities and humanitarian organisations reported that at least 162 people were killed in...

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February 3, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Palestinian Christian Villages and Towns Occupation Timeline 1948–2026

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December 5, 2025 Breaking

Historic Visit of Over 1,000 Christian Pastors to Israel in 2025

Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

In December 2025, more than 1,000 evangelical Christian pastors and influencers from the United States made a coordinated visit to Israel, described by organizers as the largest delegatio...

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August 25, 2017 Wars & Conflicts

Rohingya Genocide

Rakhine State · Sittwe · Myanmar

On August 25, 2017, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked police posts in Rakhine State, Myanmar. The Myanmar military responded with coordinated operations against Rohingya ...

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February 26, 2003 Wars & Conflicts

Darfur Genocide

Darfur · El Fasher · North Darfur · Sudan

Darfur Genocide On February 26, 2003, rebel groups in Darfur, Sudan, including the Sudan Liberation Army and Justice and Equality Movement, launched attacks against government installati...

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April 18, 1996 Wars & Conflicts

Qana Shelling Kills Civilians in Lebanon

Qana · Lebanon

An Israeli artillery strike on a United Nations compound in the village of Qana in southern Lebanon on April 18, 1996, resulted in the deaths of more than 100 civilians who had taken shel...

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July 11, 1995 Wars & Conflicts

Israel supplied weapons to Serbia during Bosnian war.

Belgrade · Serbia

During the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995, reports and court filings alleged that weapons of Israeli origin were transferred to Serbian forces. In 2016, Israeli human rights attorney Ei...

1995 arms balkans bosnia bosnian conflict

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July 11, 1995 Wars & Conflicts

Srebrenica Genocide

Srebrenica · Republika Srpska · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Srebrenica Genocide On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serb forces captured the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia, a United Nations-declared “safe area.” The town was predominantly inhabited b...

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July 11, 1995 Wars & Conflicts

Bosnian Genocide

Sarajevo · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Genocide On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serb forces captured the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia during the Bosnian War. The town had been declared a United Nations “safe area” f...

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April 7, 1994 Wars & Conflicts

Rwandan Genocide

Kigali · Kigali Province · Rwanda

Rwandan Genocide On April 7, 1994, following the assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana, widespread violence erupted against the Tutsi population in Rwanda. The genocide ...

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October 21, 1993 Wars & Conflicts

1993 Burundi Genocide Overview

Bujumbura · Bujumbura Mairie · Burundi

In 1993, Burundi experienced a brutal ethnic conflict that resulted in a genocide primarily targeting the Hutu population. The violence erupted after the assassination of the first democr...

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May 20, 1988 Wars & Conflicts

The Isaaq Genocide Overview

Hargeisa · Woqooyi Galbeed · Somaliland

The Isaaq genocide refers to systematic killings and targeted repression of the Isaaq clan in northern Somalia during the late 1980s.This campaign was primarily conducted by the Somali go...

1988 aerial bombardment civil war clan displacement ethnic cleansing

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February 23, 1988 Wars & Conflicts

Anfal Genocide

Halabja · Halabja Governorate · Iraq

Anfal Genocide On February 23, 1988, the Iraqi government launched the Anfal campaign against Kurdish populations in northern Iraq during the final phase of the Iran–Iraq War. The campai...

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September 16, 1982 Wars & Conflicts

Sabra and Shatila Massacre Overview

Sabra and Shatila · Beirut · Beirut Governorate · Lebanon

The Sabra and Shatila massacre took place between September 16 and 18, 1982, in the Sabra neighborhood and the adjacent Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. The massacre was carried o...

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March 23, 1982 Wars & Conflicts

Guatemalan Maya Genocide

Guatemala City · Guatemala Department · Guatemala

Guatemalan Maya Genocide On March 23, 1982, General Efraín Ríos Montt seized power in Guatemala through a military coup during the Guatemalan Civil War. His government intensified counte...

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February 2, 1982 Wars & Conflicts

Hama Massacre Overview and Impact

Hama · Hama Governorate · Syria

The Hama Massacre occurred in February 1982 when Syrian government forces launched a military assault on the city of Hama to suppress an uprising by the Muslim Brotherhood. The operation,...

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December 11, 1981 Wars & Conflicts

El Mozote massacre

El Mozote · Morazán Department · El Salvador

El Mozote massacre On December 11, 1981, Salvadoran Army units carried out a massacre in the village of El Mozote in Morazán Department, El Salvador. Soldiers of the Atlácatl Battalion, ...

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December 7, 1975 Wars & Conflicts

East Timor Genocide

Dili · Dili Municipality · East Timor

East Timor Genocide On December 7, 1975, Indonesia launched a military invasion of East Timor following its declaration of independence from Portugal. The Indonesian military conducted s...

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April 29, 1972 Wars & Conflicts

Overview of 1972 Burundi Genocide

Bujumbura · Bujumbura Mairie · Burundi

The Burundi Genocide of 1972 was a mass killing event targeting primarily the Hutu ethnic group by the Tutsi-dominated government.The violence began in April 1972 following a Hutu-led upr...

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March 25, 1971 Wars & Conflicts

Bangladesh Genocide

Dhaka · Dhaka Division · Bangladesh

Bangladesh Genocide On March 25, 1971, the Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight in Dhaka and other major cities of East Pakistan, targeting Bengali nationalists, intellectuals, s...

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March 16, 1968 Wars & Conflicts

My Lai Massacre

My Lai · Sơn Mỹ · Quảng Ngãi · Vietnam

On March 16, 1968, U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, Americal Division, carried out a mass killing of Vietnamese civilians in t...

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May 30, 1967 Wars & Conflicts

Historical Overview of Biafran Mass Killings

Enugu · Enugu State · Nigeria

The Biafran mass killings occurred during the Nigerian Civil War, which lasted from 1967 to 1970. Following the secession of the southeastern provinces of Nigeria and the declaration of t...

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January 12, 1964 Wars & Conflicts

Zanzibar 1964 Revolution Massacre

Zanzibar City · Zanzibar Urban · Tanzania

The Zanzibar Massacre occurred in January 1964 following the Zanzibar Revolution that overthrew the Sultanate. The revolution was led by the Afro-Shirazi Party against the predominantly A...

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May 22, 1948 Breaking

There's a Mass Palestinian Grave at a Popular Israeli Beach, Veterans Confess

Tantura Beach · Dor · Haifa District · Israel

1948 Tantura Killings The events at the Palestinian village of Tantura occurred during the **1948 Palestine war**, when forces of the Haganah, specifically the Alexandroni Brig...

1948 alexandroni alleged battle brigade cemetery

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November 29, 1947 Wars & Conflicts

Nakba (Palestinian Catastrophe)

Jaffa · Tel Aviv–Jaffa · Tel Aviv District · Israel / Palestine

The Nakba refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians that occurred between 1947 and 1949 during the collapse of the British Mandate for Palestine and the establishm...

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December 13, 1937 Wars & Conflicts

Nanjing Massacre Historical Overview

Nanjing · Jiangsu · China

The Nanjing Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanjing, occurred during the Second Sino-Japanese War after Japanese forces captured the city of Nanjing, then the capital of China, on Dec...

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October 2, 1937 Wars & Conflicts

Haitian Parsley Massacre Overview

Dajabón · Dajabón Province · Dominican Republic

The Haitian Parsley Massacre, also known as the 1937 Parsley Massacre or the Haitian Massacre, was a mass killing carried out by the Dominican Army under the orders of Dominican dictator ...

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August 7, 1933 Wars & Conflicts

Simele Massacre

Simele · Dohuk Governorate · Iraq

Simele Massacre On August 7, 1933, units of the Iraqi Army entered the town of Simele in northern Iraq during a military campaign targeting Assyrian communities. Tensions had escalated f...

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May 19, 1919 Wars & Conflicts

Pontic Greek Genocide

Trabzon · Trabzon Province · Turkey

Pontic Greek Genocide On May 19, 1919, military operations intensified against Greek communities in the Pontus region along the Black Sea coast of the Ottoman Empire. The campaign formed...

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January 1, 1900 Wars & Conflicts

Selk'nam Genocide in Patagonia

Selk'nam Territory · Tierra del Fuego · Magallanes · Chile

The Selk'nam genocide refers to the systematic extermination of the Selk'nam people, indigenous inhabitants of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in Patagonia, during the late 19th and earl...

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June 13, 1865 Wars & Conflicts

California Native American Genocide History

Sacramento · California · United States

The California Native American genocide refers to the systematic destruction and mass killing of Indigenous peoples in California during the mid-19th century, primarily following the 1848...

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November 15, 1836 Wars & Conflicts

Historical Overview of Khoisan Genocide

Cape Town · Western Cape · South Africa

The Khoisan genocide refers to the systematic killings and displacement of the indigenous Khoisan peoples of Southern Africa during the 18th and 19th centuries. This genocide was primaril...

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July 3, 1834 Wars & Conflicts

Tasmanian Aboriginal Genocide Overview

Hobart · Tasmania · Australia

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Genocide refers to the systematic extermination and dispossession of the indigenous Tasmanian population by British colonists during the early 19th century. Follo...

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March 1, 1793 Wars & Conflicts

Overview of the Vendée Massacres

Vendée · La Roche-sur-Yon · Pays de la Loire · France

The Vendée Massacres occurred during the War in the Vendée, a counter-revolutionary uprising in western France from 1793 to 1796. The conflict was marked by violent clashes between Royali...

1793 anti-clerical atrocities casualties civilwar conflict

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July 15, 1757 Wars & Conflicts

Dzungar Genocide Historical Overview

Dzungaria · Urumqi · Xinjiang · China

The Dzungar Genocide refers to the systematic destruction of the Dzungar people by the Qing dynasty during the mid-18th century.Between 1755 and 1758, the Qing government, led by the Qian...

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July 22, 1209 Wars & Conflicts

Massacres During Albigensian Crusade

Béziers · Occitanie · France

The Albigensian Crusade was a 20-year military campaign initiated by the Catholic Church to eliminate Catharism in the Languedoc region of southern France. It began in 1209 under Pope Inn...

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November 25, 523 Wars & Conflicts

Najran Massacre

Najran · Najran Province · Saudi Arabia

Najran Massacre 523 AD In 523 AD, the Himyarite king Yusuf Asar Dhu Nuwas, a Jewish ruler of the Himyarite Kingdom in present day Yemen, targeted the Christian population of Najr...

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Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Babi Yar Massacre Begins

29 September 1941 — German SS, police and associated units murder tens of thousands of Jews in the Babi Yar ravine near Kyiv over two days. The massacre becomes one of the most notorious ...

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Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

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Untitled25 April 1943 — The Soviet Union breaks diplomatic relations with the Polish government-in-exile after disputes over investigation of the Katyn massacre. The break has major conse...

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