| Al-Shaitat massacres | |
|---|---|
| Location | Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria |
| Date | August 1, 2014 – August 3, 2014 (persecution of the clan continued until the Eastern Syria campaign) |
| Target | Al-Shaitat |
| Deaths | 1000–1200 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State |
| Defenders | Syria |
The Al-Shaitat massacres were committed by the Islamic State, beginning on October 17, 2014, against members of the Al-Shaitat clan of the Al-Uqaydat tribe, in a number of villages in Deir ez-Zor Governorate in Syria during the Syrian civil war.[1][2]