Hauran Druze Rebellion

Hauran Druze rebellion
Date	May 1909-1910
Location	Jabal ad-Duruz
Result	Rebellion crushed: Massive Druze casualties; Execution of Zuqan al-Atrash; Census and disarmament of the Druze in Hauran;
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Druze rebels; Allied Bedouins
Commanders and leaders
Sami Pasha al-Farouqi	Zuqan al-Atrash
Strength
21,000	8,000 (Druze) ; 3,000 (Allied Bedouins)
Casualties and losses
38 to 100	2,000 killed and 2,000 wounded; Hundreds imprisoned

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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