Al-Marashidah
Al-Marashidah (Arabic: ٱلْمَرَاشِدَة, romanized: al-Marāšidah) is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Marashidah had a population of 4,346 in the 2004 census.[1]
Al-Marashidah
ٱلْمَرَاشِدَة | |
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Town | |
Al-Marashidah Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: 34°30′13″N 40°55′47″E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
District | Abu Kamal |
Subdistrict | al-Susah District |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 4,346 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
City Qrya Pcode | C5183 |
The town fell under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in early 2014 during the Syrian Civil War. By 24 January 2019, Al-Marashidah was one of the final remaining Syrian settlements under control of the Islamic State, with the Syrian Democratic Forces fighting for control of the town.[2][3] On the next day, ISIL carried out numerous suicide attacks on the SDF, in an attempt to break the siege, allowing them to recapture parts of Al-Baghuz Fawqani, to the south.[4] On 7 February 2019, the SDF captured Al-Marashidah and other nearby areas from ISIL, completely besieging ISIL in the town of Al-Baghuz Fawqani.[5][6]
References
- "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- "Down to Its Last 2 Villages in Syria, ISIS Still Fights Back". The New York Times. January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- Aboufadel, Leith (2018-10-08). "ISIS suffers another big setback in east Deir Ezzor (video)". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- "Desperate ISIS terrorists use suicide attacks in eastern Euphrates counter-offensive". Al-Masdar News. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- "KUNA : Coalition, partners continue squeezing IS militants in Iraq, Syria -- statement - Military - 07/02/2019".
- Leith Aboufadel (7 February 2019). "ISIS squeezed into last areas as SDF troops capture 2 villages east of the Euphrates (MAP)". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2019.