Avdiko Explained

Official Name:Avdiko
Native Name:قرية ايدق كريف
Native Lang:ara
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ayn al-Arab
Subdivision Type3:Nahiyah
Subdivision Name3:Kobanê
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:36.8231°N 38.3208°W

Avdiko (Arabic: قرية ايدق كريف), also spelled Aydiq, is a village in Syria, ca. 8km (05miles) south of Kobanî. The village is a part of the Ayn al-Arab District in the Aleppo Governorate.[1]

Avdiko during the Syrian Civil War

On 2 July 2014, Kobanê and the surrounding villages came under attack from fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. On 12 July 2014, the village was the location of a chemical weapon attack, which resulted in three deceased Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units. The 3 fatalities had burns and white spots on their bodies, leading experts to believe a mustard gas or another blister agent was used.[2]

See also: Siege of Kobanî and Use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war.

Notes and References

  1. News: Aydiq/Ayn-al-Arab/Aleppo - Wikimapia. Wikimapia.
  2. News: MERIA special report: Did ISIS use Chemical weapons against the Kurds in Kobani?. The GLORIA Center of the IDC Herzliya university. 12 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141102172142/http://www.gloria-center.org/2014/10/meria-special-report-did-isis-use-chemical-weapons-against-the-kurds-in-kobani-warning-graphic-content/. 2 November 2014. dead.