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Kafr Saghir

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Town in Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Kafr Saghir
كفر صغير
Town
Kafr Saghir is located in Syria
Kafr Saghir
Kafr Saghir
Coordinates: 36°17′33′′N 37°15′21′′E / 36.292637°N 37.255899°E / 36.292637; 37.255899
Country Syria
Governorate Aleppo Governorate
District Mount Simeon District
Nahiyah Mount Simeon Subdistrict
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
3,130
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Kafr Saghir is a village in Mount Simeon Nahiyah of the Jabal Sem‘ān District.

Kafr Saghir (Arabic: كفر صغير, Kurdish: Kefêr Sixîrê, also written Kafr as Saghir, Kafr Şaghīr, Kafr as Safir or literally Little Kafr)[2] is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Mount Simeon District of the Aleppo Governorate, just northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Ratyan, Bayanoun and Mayer to the north, Anadan, Huraytan to the west, Kafr Hamrah to the south and Shaykh Najjar to the east.

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Saghir had a population of 3,130 in the 2004 census.[1] Kafr Saghir has a largely Kurdish population.[3]

Syrian civil war

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During 2013 Kafr Saghir received in influx of Kurds from nearby Tell Aran and Tal Hasel.[4]

On 3 July 2014 during Operation Canopus Star, the Syrian military with help from Republican Guards and Hezbollah captured Kafr Saghir from opposition forces.[5]

After ISIL was driven from Kafr Saghir by the Syrian Armed Forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces, a new, local militia named the "Kafr Saghir Martyrs Brigade" was formed by the two to protect the area.[6] This unit later joined the Syrian National Resistance.

Kafr Saghir massacre

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Main article: Kafr Saghir massacre

On 20 March 2016, ISIL killed more than 20 Kurdish and Arab civilians in the eastern Aleppo town of Kafr Saghir.[7] By 22 March, however, the Syrian Army managed to repel the ISIL offensive and regain control over the villages.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Syrian Arab Republic - Population Statistics". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Kafr Şaghīr (populated place)". geoview.info. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ^ Paraszczuk, Joanna; Lucas, Scott (17 August 2013). "Syria, August 17: Assessing the Regime's Deadly Airstrikes". EA WorldView. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ van Wilgenburg, Wladimir (15 August 2013). "Areas Under 'Threat' by ISIS/FSA Operationsin Aleppo Countryside". blogspot. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Syrian troops advance in and around the country's largest city of Aleppo". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  6. ^ Tomson, Chris (29 November 2016). "Syrian Army captures first village from Turkish-backed rebels on the outskirts of al-Bab". Al-Masdar News . Al Masdar News. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  7. ^ Leith Fadel (20 March 2016). "ISIS massacres over 20 civilians in east Aleppo: activists". Al-Masdar News . Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  8. ^ Chris Tomson (22 March 2016). "Car explosion in Qamishli city amid ISIS retreat from Hasakah province". Al-Masdar News . Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
Capital: Aleppo
Mount Simeon Subdistrict
Tell ad-Daman‎ Subdistrict
Haritan Subdistrict
Darat Izza Subdistrict
al-Hadher Subdistrict
al-Zirbah Subdistrict
Zammar Subdistrict
Azaz Subdistrict
Akhtarin Subdistrict
Tell Rifaat Subdistrict
Mare' Subdistrict
Nubl Subdistrict
Sawran Subdistrict
Afrin Subdistrict
Bulbul Subdistrict
Jandairis Subdistrict
Maabatli Subdistrict
Rajo Subdistrict
Sharran Subdistrict
Shaykh al-Hadid Subdistrict
Atarib Subdistrict
Ibbin Samaan Subdistrict
Urum al-Kubra Subdistrict
Ayn al-Arab Subdistrict
al-Jalbiyah Subdistrict
Sarrin Subdistrict
Shuyukh Tahtani Subdistrict
Al-Bab Subdistrict
Arima Subdistrict
Al-Rai Subdistrict
Tadef Subdistrict
Dayr Hafir Subdistrict
Kuweires Sharqi Subdistrict
Rasm Harmil al-Imam Subdistrict
Jarabulus Subdistrict
Ghandoura Subdistrict
Manbij Subdistrict
Abu Kahf Subdistrict
Abu Qilqil Subdistrict
Al-Khafsah Subdistrict
Maskanah Subdistrict
As-Safira Subdistrict
Banan Subdistrict
al-Hajib Subdistrict
Khanasir Subdistrict
Tell Aran Subdistrict


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