Ithriya
أثريا | |
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Village | |
  Ithriya Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°22′09″N 37°47′09″E / 35.3692°N 37.7859°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Salamiyah District |
| Subdistrict | Al-Saan Nahiyah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,118 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3273 |
Ithriya (Arabic: أثريا), Roman "Seriana". is a Syrian village located in Al-Saan Nahiyah in Salamiyah District, Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ithriya had a population of 2118 in the 2004 census.[1]
In Roman times in Near Antiquity, Seriana housed a temple, known as the Church of Seriana.
During the Syrian Civil War, Ithriyah became a strategically important point. It lays on the last highway under government control connecting the city of Aleppo to Khanasir and the Salamiyah region. In the Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February–March 2016) and Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016), the town was used as a launching point for offensives against IS.
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See also: Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2022) |
On 15 December 2022, ISIS forces ambushed a convoy of the Syrian NDF militia near the village. The ambush began following the detonation of a landmine under the militiamen's car, killing 3 NDF fighters immediately. Brief clashes took place between ISIS forces and the militiamen, another 2 NDF fighters were killed in the clashes.[2]
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