Sarrin

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This article is about the town in Syria. For the 1st-century rabbi, see Rabbi Akiva.
Not to be confused with sarin.
Sarrin
صرين
Town
Sarrin is located in Syria
Sarrin
Sarrin
Coordinates: 36°35′15″N 38°17′59″E / 36.58750°N 38.29972°E / 36.58750; 38.29972
CountrySyria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAyn al-Arab
SubdistrictSarrin
Control Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Elevation
356 m (1,168 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)
 • Total
6,104[1]
 • Subdistrict
70,522
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
P-Code
C2074
GeocodeSY020602

Sarrin (Arabic: صرين,[2] also spelled Serrin or Sareen, Kurdish: Sirrîn[3]) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located northeast of Aleppo. It is situated 3 kilometers east of the Euphrates River, south of Kobanî and east of Manbij.[4]

Sarrin is the administrative center of Nahiya Sarrin of the Ayn al-Arab District.

In the 2004 census, the town of Sarrin had a population of 6,140, while the Sarrin subdistrict had a total population of 70,522.[1]

During the Syrian Civil War, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant seized control of the town in September 2013.[5]

In March 2015, Kurds from the People's Protection Units (YPG), alongside Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels, launched an attack to take control of the strategic town.[6][7] On July 27, 2015, the town came under the control of Kurdish YPG forces.[8][9]

On 29 January 2025, as a result of a Turkish airstrike 13 people were killed and 20 others wounded.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Sarrin nahiyah" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Polat Can". Twitter. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ^ Sur, Sedat (30 July 2015). "Notes from Sirrîn". ANF News. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  4. ^ "Google Maps". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  5. ^ Ashkenas, Jeremy; Tse, Archie; Watkins, Derek; Yourish, Karen (July 3, 2014). "A Rogue State Along Two Rivers" – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ "Syrian Kurds, rebels find common enemy in ISIS - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Heavy fighting n. of Sarrin Isil mobilizing reinforcements cross river at Najem". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  8. ^ "Kurds cut key IS supply route in northern Syria: monitor". France 24. July 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  9. ^ "Syrian Kurds capture town from ISIS in north: activists". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Killing 13 civilians, including four children, and injuring 20 others | Turkish drones commit horrific massacre in Aleppo countryside". SOHR. 29 January 2025.


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