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]