Khan al-Asal Police Academy

Coordinates: 36°9′18″N 37°0′39″E / 36.15500°N 37.01083°E / 36.15500; 37.01083

Khan al-Asal Police Academy
Type Police academy
Location Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate, Syria

The Khan al-Asal Police Academy (Arabic: مدرسة الشرطة), also known as the Aleppo police academy, the Syrian police academy or the Police Academy, is a police educational and tranining institution in Aleppo, Syria. The academy is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of Khan al-Asal.

The Police Academy during the Syrian Civil War

After eight days of fighting, that left 200 troops and rebels dead, the rebels seized most of the police academy in early March 2013. [1]

References

  1. "Syrian rebels take over police academy in Aleppo". Ynetnews. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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