Afs, Idlib

Afs
آفس
Village
Afs is located in Syria
Afs
Afs
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°54′21″N 36°48′27″E / 35.90583°N 36.80750°E / 35.90583; 36.80750
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictIdlib District
SubdistrictSaraqib
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
6,338
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC3920

Afs (Arabic: آفس); also spelled Afes, is a Syrian village located in Saraqib Nahiyah in Idlib District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Afs had a population of 6,338 in the 2004 census.

Syrian Civil War

During the Northwestern Syria offensive in 2020, the village of Afes was a major target due to its strategic highway location. Syrian army troops looted and destroyed most of the homes and planted mines to attempt to discourage people from returning. By December 2020, a Turkish military outpost had been established in the village. On 27 February 2022, two people were killed and two others were injured after Syrian Arab Army forces bombed the village.

References

  1. ↑ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  2. ↑ "'There is nothing now': Syrians in Idlib fear end nearing". Daily Sabah. Associated Press. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  3. ↑ al-Shami, Bara'a (2020-12-27). "Turkey evacuates military post east of Syria's Idlib - North press agency". Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  4. ↑ ""De-escalation Zone" | Four killed and wounded in regime attack in Idlib". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 27 February 2022.