1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus
The aftermath of this extreme outburst of violence was a city covered in a heavy atmosphere of devastation. The city and its inhabitants remained uptight. A letter published in July 1869 in the Daily News stated that over 7,000 to 8,000 people were killed in the Damascus massacre which also caused an enormous number of people being widowed or orphaned. Other sources even claim that an estimated 20,000 Christians were killed by the Druze in the war.