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Kafr Ein, Idlib كفر عين | |
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Village | |
  Kafr Ein, Idlib Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°26′42″N 36°34′00″E / 35.44500°N 36.56667°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Maarrat al-Nu'man District |
| Subdistrict | Khan Shaykhun Nahiyah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,234 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3993 |
Kafr Ein, Idlib (Arabic: كفر عين) is a Syrian village located in Khan Shaykhun Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Ein, Idlib had a population of 1234 in the 2004 census.[1]
History
[edit]During the Syrian Civil War, in 2012 the village was captured from the Syrian government by rebel fighters. On 11 June 2019, the village was struck by Syrian Air Force jet warplanes, killing 5 civilians.[2] On 8 July 2019, an open area outside village was struck by a Syrian Air Force bomb, narrowly missing several men.[3] On 13 August, the Syrian army captured the village of Kafr ‘Ayn.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ "Syrian regime committed a massacre in Kafr Ein village in Idlib, on June 11". Syrian Network for Human Rights. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ News Desk (2019-07-08). "Close call: Militant gathering point is bombed by Syrian Air Force - video". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ News Desk (2019-08-13). "WBreaking: Syrian Army resumes offensive in southwest Idlib, scores new advance". Al Masdar News. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
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