The Hatla massacre was the killing of 30 to 60

Shia Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). However, his right is understood ...

villagers, including some who were armed, conducted by

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fighters and Salafist

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members in the eastern

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n village of Hatla, near

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, on 11 June 2013 during the Syrian civil war. At least 30 of the dead were civilians.Dozens of Shiites Reported Killed in Raid by Syria Army
/ref> According to a UN report, 30 people were killed. A video posted online on 11 June, entitled "The storming and cleansing of Hatla", showed fighters waving the black Salafi flag and celebrating. The language used in the videos is sectarian. "This is the Shia, this is the Shia carcass, this is their end," the cameraman says. That video "indicates those responsible were non-Syrians, possibly from

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." According to opposition activists, most of the dead were pro-government fighters but civilians were killed as well, including women and children. Three Shia clerics were also among the dead. Reports said that 30 civilians were killed. Syrian opposition forces also burned civilian houses and a Shia shrine during the takeover.Syrian Extremist Rebels Raid Shiite Village
10 rebel fighters were killed during the attack. 150 Shia residents fled to the nearby government-held village of Jafra.

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