Jobas
جوباس
Village
Jobas is located in Syria
Jobas
Jobas
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°50′9″N 36°45′35″E / 35.83583°N 36.75972°E / 35.83583; 36.75972
CountrySyria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictIdlib District
SubdistrictSaraqib Nahiyah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total2,340
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC3909

Jobas (Arabic: جوباس) is a Syrian village located in Saraqib Nahiyah in Idlib District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jobas had a population of 2340 in the 2004 census.[1]

Syrian Civil War

See also: Syrian civil war, Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2020), and Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2022)

During the Syrian Civil War, the town was controlled by the Jihadist Tahrir al-Sham.

In 2020, the town was recaptured by Syrian Army forces during the 'Dawn of Idlib 2' campaign and became a part of the new Idlib frontline.

On 8 August 2022, 3 Uzbek jihadis were killed after carrying out an attack on Syrian Army positions in the town.[2]

References

  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  2. ^ "Suicidal operation | Three Uzbek jihadists killed in attack on regime positions in eastern Idlib". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 8 August 2022.


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