| Khan al-Assal massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Syrian Civil War | |
  | |
| Location | Khan al-Assal, Aleppo, Syria |
| Date | 22 July 2013 |
| Deaths | 51 soldiers (opposition claim)[1] 123, majority civilian (regime claim)[2] |
| Perpetrators |  Al-Nusra Front and Ansar al-Khilafah[1] |
The Khan al-Assal Massacre[3] (Arabic: مجزرة خان العسل, romanized: Majzara Ḵān al-ʿAsal) was committed during the Syrian Civil War by Syrian rebels after the capture of Khan al-Assal, a town about 14 kilometers west of the city of Aleppo, by the armed opposition on 22 July 2013. Opposition activists attributed the massacre to the jihadist group Al-Nusra Front – then al-Qaeda's main Syrian branch – and the Ansar al-Khilafa Brigade, and said that 51 government soldiers who had surrendered had been executed.[1] Government media said that Islamists including the al-Khalifa Brigade had killed 123 people, the majority of them civilians.[2][4]
- ^ a b c New York Times, 27 July 2013, Soldiers’ Mass Execution Reported by Syria Group
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
SANA494383was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ McDonnell, Patrick J. (27 July 2013). "Syrian rebels accused of massacre near Aleppo". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Syria says rebels killed 123 people in north, majority civilians". Ca.reuters.com. 27 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.