Ayn Issa
Ayn Issa
عين عيسى | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Ayn Issa nahiya within Raqqa Governorate | |
  Ayn Issa Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′7″N 38°51′34″E / 36.38528°N 38.85944°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Raqqa |
| District | Tell Abyad |
| Subdistrict | Ayn Issa |
| Control |  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Town | 6,730 |
| • Nahiyah | 40,912 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| P-Code | C5905 |
| Geocode | SY110202 |
Ayn Issa (Arabic: عين عيسى) is a town within the Tell Abyad District of Raqqa Governorate in Syria. It is located halfway between the border town Tell Abyad and the regional capital Raqqa. Since 2018, Ayn Issa is the seat of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.[2]
Syrian civil war
In June 2015, Ayn Issa was taken over by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia, Women's Protection Units (YPJ), and the Raqqa Revolutionaries Brigade in the course of their Tell Abyad offensive. While it was shortly recaptured by ISIL militants,[3] it was reclaimed by the YPG in early July.[4] On 14 October 2019, the Syrian Army entered and established joint control over Ayn Issa after an agreement with the SDF to prevent the Turkish offensive in the area.[5][6]
Ayn Issa Refugee Camp
Since April 2016, the Ayn Issa refugee camp on the outskirts of the town has housed approximately 9,000 refugees by July 2018, mainly Syrian Internally Displaced Persons from the governorates of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa.[7][8]
References
- ^ "2004 Census Data for Ayn Issa nahiyah" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Arabs Across Syria Join the Kurdish-Led Syrian Democratic Forces". MERIP. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- ^ "Islamic State 'recaptures north Syria town from Kurds'". BBC News. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Islamic State conflict: Kurds reclaim Ain Issa in Syria". BBC News. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "سوریه ششمین روز حمله نظامی ترکیه به کُردهای سوریه؛ شورشیان تحت حمایت ترکیه وارد تلابیض شدند". Euronews. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ Desk, News (2019-10-15). "Early reports of clashes between Turkish-backed militants and Syrian Army-backed SDF troops in northern Raqqa". AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Camp Profile - Ein Issa, Ar-Raqqa Governorate, Syria - November 2017 - Syrian Arab Republic". ReliefWeb. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "ReliefWeb" (PDF). Retrieved October 13, 2019.
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