Balyun

Balyun

Balyun

Town in Idlib, Syria

Balyun (Arabic: بليون) is a Syrian village located in Ihsim Nahiyah in Ariha District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Balyun had a population of 6,030 in the 2004 census.[1]

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Syrian civil war

On 27 February 2020, the Syrian and Russian air forces struck a Turkish Armed Forces position in Balyun, killing at least 34 Turkish soldiers.[2] Following the northwestern offensive, the town became mostly deserted, due to heavy aerial bombardment and artillery fire.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  2. [2]
    "Erdoğan: İdlib'de 59 şehit verdik". www.sozcu.com.tr. 11 March 2020.
  3. [3]
    Carlotta Gall (16 March 2020). "With Cease-Fire in Place, Syrians Return for Belongings, but Not to Stay". The New York Times.


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