Kurin
كورين
Town
Kurin is located in Syria
Kurin
Kurin
Coordinates: 35°51′51″N 36°34′6″E / 35.86417°N 36.56833°E / 35.86417; 36.56833
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictAriha
SubdistrictAriha
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total5,488
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kurin (Arabic: كورين, also spelled Korin) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located southwest of Idlib. Nearby localities include the district center Ariha and Nahlaya to the southeast, Maataram and Urum al-Jawz to the south, Basanqul to the southwest, Ayn Shib to the northwest and Faylun to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kurin had a population of 5,488 in the 2004 census.[1]

Syrian Civil War

See also: Syrian civil war, Northwestern Syria clashes (December 2022–present), and Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2023)

During the Syrian civil war, the village came under control of the jihadist group Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), operating under the Syrian Salvation Government.

In the early hours of 21 August 2023, at least 13 HTS fighters were killed in Russian airstrikes on a militant-held house in the village.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ "Dea*th toll update | 13 members of H*T*S kil*led by Russian airstrike near Idlib City". SOHR. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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