| Maan massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of theSyrian Civil War | |
  | |
| Location | Ma'an,Hama Governorate,Syria |
| Date | 9 February 2014 |
| Target | Alawite population |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 21–62 |
| Perpetrators |  Jund al-Aqsa Ahrar ash-ShamAl-Nusra Front (Per Ba'athist Syria, denied by Ahrar al-Sham) |
TheMaan massacre was a reported massacre ofAlawites in the village ofMa'an, Syria on 9 February 2014.
On 9 February 2014, rebels of theJund al-Aqsa group attacked and captured the Alawite village of Maan, inHama province, killing 21 civilians as well as 20 pro-government militiamen according to theSyrian 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 blamedNusra Front; however, rival rebel groupAhrar 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]
United Nations Secretary-GeneralBan 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 massacre caused demonstrations againstAl Qaeda,Al Nusra Front, and the rulingJustice and Development Party by theAlawite community inHatay,Mersin,Istanbul and other Turkish cities.[7]
On 17 February 2014, theSyrian Army recaptured Maan "after shelling and fighting.".[2]
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