Sfuhen
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Sfuhen
سفوهن | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Sfuhen Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°36′23″N 36°27′53″E / 35.60639°N 36.46472°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Maarrat al-Nu'man District |
| Subdistrict | Kafr Nabl Nahiyah |
| Control | Syrian opposition |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | "Abu Hussein"[1] |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 3,399 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C4054 |
Sfuhen (Arabic: سفوهن) is a Syrian village located in Kafr Nabl Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in the 2004 census, Sfuhen had a population of 3,399.[2]
Civil war period
[edit]2019
[edit]On September 14th. Government warplanes targeted the Civil Defense Center in Sfuhen village, putting it out of service, and destroying an ambulance.[3]
2020
[edit]In September. Syrian Observatory activists had monitored new round of regime rocket attacks in the early hours of Saturday morning, targeting positions in Sfuhen and other areas in the southern countryside of Idlib. Meanwhile, Russian reconnaissance drones were seen flying over the area. However, no casualties were reported.[4][5]
One month later, in November. Regime forces once again used rocket attacks on oppositions positions in Sfuhen, after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham snipers targeted regime positions some time before.[6][7]
2021
[edit]On the 18th of February. Syrian Government Forces targeted with rockets Sfuhen in southern rural Idlib.[8]
In November. government forces continued bombing the opposition factions’ sites in the village of Sfuhen.[9]
2022
[edit]In January, government forces once again targeted the opposition sites in the village of Sfuhen.[10]
Around February, members of the HTS stormed the two camps of Umm Shohada' and Sfuhen, arrested several people, including a media activist, and fired bullets in the air injuring a child in the leg.[11]
On December 22. At least one civilian was seriously injured by alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian artillery shelling of the village of Sfuhen[12]
2025
[edit]In May, sometime after the fall of the Assad regime. A school in Sfuhen was reopened despite challenges and lack of possibilities.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.esyria.sy/2009/05/%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ "Assad militias kill civilians in Idlib's Kafranbel despite claimed ceasefire" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2025-03-23. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ user8 (2020-09-12). ""De-escalation zone" | Regime forces renew shelling positions in Jabal Al-Zawiyah - The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". Retrieved 2025-06-10.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Turquía ataca posiciones del régimen en Siria". ANF News (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "Ceasefire violations… HTS attacks regime positions in western Aleppo, and regime rocket attacks hit towns and villages in rural Idlib-ARK NEWS". www.arknews.net. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "Turkish Forces Evacuate New Post East of Idlib". english.aawsat.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "Syrian Forces shell De-escalation Zone". 2021-02-18.
- ^ publish2 (2021-11-16). "Syria's de-escalation zone witnesses government-opposition mutual shelling - North press agency". Retrieved 2025-06-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ publish2 (2022-01-22). "Areas of de-escalation zone in Syria's northwest witness mutual shelling - North press agency". Retrieved 2025-06-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Sh (2022-02-21). "Why anti-HTS Protests Fade Away in Idleb - The Syrian Observer". Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "R4496 – December 22, 2022". Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "أمل في إدلب: مدرسة سفوهن تفتح أبوابها رغم التحديات ونقص الإمكانيات -". yallasyrianews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-06-10.
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