Al-Shaitat (Arabic: الشُّعَيْطَاتُ, romanized: aš-Šuʿayṭāt), in Standard Arabic al-Shuʿaytāt, is a Sunni Arab clan which lives in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate in eastern Syria. Its members number between 70,000 and 90,000 and it is led by Sheikh Rafaa Aakla al-Raju.[1][2] Henry Field identified the Shaitat as a clan of the Aqaidat.[3] They were the target of the Al-Shaitat massacres committed by the Islamic State in 2014.
| al-Shaitat الشُّعَيْطَاتُ | |
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Flag of al-Shaitat (unofficial)
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| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Location | Upper Euphrates river basin (mainly Deir ez-Zor Governorate) |
| Population | 70,000–90,000 |
| Language | Arabic |