Deir Jmal Explained

Deir alJmal
Native Name:دير الجمال
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Deir alJmal in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Azaz
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Tell Rifaat
Population:10000
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2010
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Geocode:C1620

Deir Jmal (Arabic: دير جمال) is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located north of Aleppo, it is administratively part of Nahiya Tell Rifaat in A'zaz District. Nearby localities include Tell Rifaat and Mare' to the east, A'zaz to the north, Mayer and al-Zahraa to the south. In the 2004 census, Deir Jamal had a population of 4,287.

Syrian Civil War

During the Syrian Civil War, the town was fought over in several battles. After the rebels took over the town in 2012 it was captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in January 2014.[1] In the summer, the Kurdish Front took the town[2] but lost it in late 2015 to the rebels.[3]

On the 8 February 2016, the Syrian Democratic Forces captured Deir Jamal.[4] On 12 March 2018, during the Afrin offensive (January–March 2018), it was handed over to the Syrian Army.[5]

See also: Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2022).

On May 7 2022, a Syrian soldier was killed in the village after Turkish and SNA forces shelled the village with artillery.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/01/three-sided-war-aleppo-syria-army-regain-ground.html Three-sided war helps Syrian army regain ground
  2. http://www.aranews.org/en/home/syria/1040-rebel-group-of-jabhat-al-akrad-regains-control-over-areas-near-aleppo.html Rebels of Jabhat al-Akrad regains control over areas near Aleppo
  3. Web site: Russian Fighter Jets Bomb Militant Centers in Syria's Aleppo. Fars news. 4 February 2016. 3 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203171047/http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940729000812. dead.
  4. Web site: Dayr Jamal.
  5. Web site: النظام السوري يتسلم ثماني مناطق جنوب عفرين. 12 March 2018. Enabbaladi. 12 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Rocket and artillery shelling Two regime soldiers killed in Turkish bombardment on Kurdish forces and regime positions, north of Aleppo. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 7 May 2022.