List of massacres in Morocco

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Morocco (numbers may be approximate):

Name Date Perpretrator Location Deaths Notes
1033 Fez massacre 1033 AD Muslim Zenata Berber tribe of Banu Ifran Fez ≥6000 (Moroccan Jews)[1]
Massacre of Monte Arruit 9 August 1921 Riffian forces Al Aaroui, Oriental >2000 (Spanish soldiers) Killing of soldiers who surrendered in July 1921 Battle of Annual.[2]
1947 Casablanca massacre 7 April Senegalese Tirailleurs in service of the French colonial empire Casablanca 180 The attack was attempt to disrupt the visit of Sultan Mohammad V to the Tangier International Zone to deliver the Tangier Speechdemanding the independence of Morocco and the unification of its territories.[3]
1948 anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada 7–8 June 1948 Moroccan Muslim rioters Oujda and Jerada, Oriental 47 (Moroccan Jews)

1 (Frenchman)

In response to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and the declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel.[4]
Massacre of Oued-Zem (1955) 20 August 1955 French-colons Oued-Zem, Béni Mellal-Khénifra 50–75/77 (French sources), +100 (according to Moroccan testimonies) The killing was in response to the exile of Mohammed V of Morocco.[5]
2003 Casablanca bombings 16 May 2003 Salafia Jihadia Casablanca 45 (including 12 attackers) Despite deliberately targeting Jews, none of the victims were Jews as the attack occurred during Shabbat.
2022 Melilla incident 24 June 2022 Spanish forces and Moroccan forces Morocco-Melilla border ≥37 (refugees and migrants)[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ Ṣâliḥ b. ʻAbd al -Ḥalîm Gharnâtî (1828). Historia dos soberanos mohametanos das primeiras quatro dynastias, e de parte da quinta, que ... (in Portuguese). Oxford University.
  2. ^ Albi De La Cuesta, Julio (2016). En torno a Annual. Ministerio de Defensa. ISBN 9788490911433.
  3. ^ "The 1947 French massacre in Casablanca". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ^ Gottreich, Emily (2020). Jewish Morocco: a history from pre-Islamic to postcolonial times. London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-78076-849-6.
  5. ^ "20 août 1955 : flambée de violence en Afrique du Nord | SNHPG" (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  6. ^ Bremner, Matthew (29 August 2023). "The Melilla massacre: how a Spanish enclave in Africa became a deadly flashpoint". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Al-Hafiz Tarjok's "Friday of Death": A survivor's account of the Melilla massacre | Imad Stitou | Qantara.de". qantara.de. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  8. ^ "The Melilla Massacre". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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