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Kafr Battikh

Kafr Battikh

Village in Idlib, Syria

Kafr Battikh (Arabic: كفر بطيخ) is a Syrian village located in Saraqib Nahiyah in Idlib District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kafr Battikh had a population of 3166 in the 2004 census.[1]

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History

During the Syrian Civil War, in 2012 the village was captured from the Syrian government by rebel forces. On 8 July 2019, the village was struck by Russian airstrikes, which were targeting Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham's supply lines in the area.[2] On 30 January 2020, the village was liberated by government forces, advancing from Ma'arrat al-Nu'man towards Saraqib during the 5th Northwestern Syria offensive.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  2. [2]
    "Russian Air Force unleashes heavy attack along main jihadist supply route". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
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    Al-Masdar News
  4. [4]
    Al-Masdar News (2)


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