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 / 34.50361°N 40.92972°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 edit
- ^ "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.
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