Al-Khafsah (Arabic: الخفسة), also spelled Khafsa, is a village located 77 kilometers (48 mi) east of Aleppo in northern Syria. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 5,393.[1]
Al-Khafsah
الخفسة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Al-Khafsah Location of Al-Khafsah in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°13′51″N 38°01′18″E / 36.2308°N 38.0216°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Manbij |
| Subdistrict | Al-Khafsah |
| Control |  Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Population (2004)[1] | 5,393 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
In June 2016, the village was under control of ISIL.[2] On 8 September 2016, ISIL evacuated its headquarters in al-Bab and moved it to Al Khafsah with dozens of vehicles carrying militants and weapons. This came a day after Turkish-led rebel forces expressed their goal of capturing al-Bab.[3] On the evening of 7 March 2017, Khafsa was captured by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA).[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Al-Khafsah" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- ^ "عشرات القتلى والجرحى بقصف جوي روسي بريف حلب الشرقي". AlAraby. 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Islamic State evacuating headquarters in Syria's al-Bab". ARA News. 8 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ "Syrian army captures water station supplying Aleppo from Islamic State". 7 March 2017.
- ^ "ISIS villages surrounded in Aleppo as the Syrian Army captures Al-Khafsah". Al Masdar News. 7 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2017.