The Hatla massacre was the killing of 30 to 60
Shia
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, mo ...
villagers, including some who were armed, conducted by
Syrian opposition fighters and Salafist
Al-Nusra Front members in the eastern
Syrian village of
Hatla, near
Deir ez-Zor
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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]
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/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 Kuwait."
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 mosque 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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