"Today we took Hatla village and we slaughtered its religious leader," he
tells a cheering crowd that raised banners calling for the expulsion of the
Lebanese ambassador. "The homes of the infidel
Shiites were burned," the voice behind the camera in one video shouted as smoke
rose in the background from several houses. "The flag of 'There is no god but
God' was raised over the homes of the infidel Shiites," a voice rang out,
referring to the black banners used by jihadists around the region, as others
fired in the air in celebration. In a video of a Sunni Kuwaiti cleric, Shafi
al-Ajmi, hails the fall of Hatla and promises that other Shiite villages in the
northern province of Aleppo will follow.
"These atrocities were
carried out on a sectarian basis," the Observatory said, adding
that it was difficult to discern the fighters from the civilian
casualties." (thanks Basim)
