Al-Khafsah Explained

Al-Khafsah
Native Name:الخفسة
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Al-Khafsah in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Manbij
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Al-Khafsah
Population:5393
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Al-Khafsah (Arabic: الخفسة), also spelled Khafsa, is a village located 77km (48miles) east of Aleppo in northern Syria. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 5,393. In June 2016, the village was under control of ISIL.[1] 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.[2] On the evening of 7 March 2017, Khafsa was captured by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA).[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: عشرات القتلى والجرحى بقصف جوي روسي بريف حلب الشرقي. AlAraby . 28 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Islamic State evacuating headquarters in Syria’s al-Bab. ARA News. 8 September 2016. 2016-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160917135653/http://aranews.net/2016/09/islamic-state-evacuating-headquarters-syrias-al-bab/. 2016-09-17. dead.
  3. Web site: Syrian army captures water station supplying Aleppo from Islamic State. 7 March 2017.
  4. Web site: ISIS villages surrounded in Aleppo as the Syrian Army captures Al-Khafsah. Al Masdar News. 7 March 2017. 7 March 2017. 21 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190621154824/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-isis-villages-surrounded-aleppo-syrian-army-captures-al-khafsah/. dead.