What the records say
- When
- 3 Sep 1924
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 300
- Coordinates
- 21.27° N, 40.42° E
- Description
- incident
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Taif massacre
1924 massacre during the Second Hashemite-Saudi War
The Taif massacre was an incident that followed the short 1924 Battle of Taif; the entire episode is also known as the al-Taif incident. The battle and resultant massacre comprised the first major standoff of the Second Hashemite-Saudi War. Following a short siege, Taif was abandoned by Hashemite forces and then capitulated to the battle-ready Ikhwan force under the command of Abdulaziz Ibn Saud.
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