In this amateur video provided by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, Syrian rebels cross a road during a raid on the village of Hatla, Syria, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. On Wednesday, activists said Syrian rebels battled Shiites in Hatla, in the country’s east, killing more than 60 people, including civilians. The content has been authenticated based on its translation and content has been checked by regional experts against known locations and events, and is consistent with independent Associated Press reporting. (AP Photo/Amateur video via Ugarit News)

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels, including Sunni extremists, stormed a village and battled pro-regime militiamen, killing more than 60 Shiite fighters and civilians in an attack steeped in the sectarian hatreds that increasingly characterize the civil war, activists said Wednesday.

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