Al-Khafsah
| 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°ECoordinates: 36°13′51″N 38°01′18″E / 36.2308°N 38.0216°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Manbij |
| Subdistrict | Al-Khafsah |
| Occupation |
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Population (2004)[1] | 5,393 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
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 is the administrative center of Nahiya Al-Khafsah of the Manbij District.
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]
References
- 1 2 "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Al-Khafsah" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "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.
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