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Village of Deli (near Mardin): About 5,000 Kurds and Arabs attacked the village. Although 120 militiamen were initially posted to protect Christians, they quickly switched sides. The village was plundered, people killed in their homes, and fires raged for 8 days, visible from Mardin. A Turkish official found 1,700 corpses there. There was a reported 3,200 deaths in Deli, with few survivors.
Village of Shufirnassa: Only one Syriac family lived in this village. Their leader was Aphrem Abdo. He was clubbed to death, together with his family.
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