What the records say
- When
- 11 Jun 2013
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 30
- Coordinates
- 35.34° N, 40.20° E
- Description
- Mass murder in 2013
Placed at the town its title names, Hatla.
Hatla massacre
Mass murder in 2013
The Hatla massacre was the killing of 30 to 60 Shia 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, on 11 June 2013 during the Syrian civil war. At least 30 of the dead were civilians. According to a UN report, 30 people were killed.
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