The Maan massacre was a reported massacre of
Alawites in the village of
Ma'an, Syria on 9 February 2014.
Events
On 9 February 2014, rebels of the
Jund al-Aqsa group attacked and captured the Alawite village of Maan, in
Hama province, killing 21 civilians as well as 20 pro-government militiamen according to the
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).[1] SOHR said that 14 of them were women.[2]
The Syrian government gave a much higher death toll, initially claiming 42 civilians were killed[2] and later 60, most of them women, children and the elderly.[3] The government blamed
Nusra Front; however, rival rebel group
Ahrar al-Sham said that its fighters collaborated with another group to kill around 50 pro-government fighters in the village and denied that the Nusra Front was involved.[4]
Aftermath
United Nations Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon later expressed great shock at the "dozens" reported dead and demanded that "perpetrators of this massacre" be brought to justice.[5][6]
The Maan massacre was a reported massacre of
Alawites in the village of
Ma'an, Syria on 9 February 2014.
Events
On 9 February 2014, rebels of the
Jund al-Aqsa group attacked and captured the Alawite village of Maan, in
Hama province, killing 21 civilians as well as 20 pro-government militiamen according to the
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).[1] SOHR said that 14 of them were women.[2]
The Syrian government gave a much higher death toll, initially claiming 42 civilians were killed[2] and later 60, most of them women, children and the elderly.[3] The government blamed
Nusra Front; however, rival rebel group
Ahrar al-Sham said that its fighters collaborated with another group to kill around 50 pro-government fighters in the village and denied that the Nusra Front was involved.[4]
Aftermath
United Nations Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon later expressed great shock at the "dozens" reported dead and demanded that "perpetrators of this massacre" be brought to justice.[5][6]