Ayn Issa
Ayn Issa
عين عيسى | |
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Town and nahiyah | |
 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 |
| de facto |  Rojava |
| 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, Kurdish: Bozanê) is a town and nahiyah 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.
Syrian Civil War
In June 2015, Ayn Issa was taken over by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in the course of their Tell Abyad offensive. While it was shortly recaptured by Islamic State militants,[2] it was reclaimed by the YPG in early July.[3].
References
- ^ "2004 Census Data for Ayn Issa nahiyah" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "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.
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