Jobas () is a
Syrian
Syrians () are the majority inhabitants of Syria, indigenous to the Levant, most of whom have Arabic, especially its Levantine and Mesopotamian dialects, as a mother tongue. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend ...
village
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located in
Saraqib Nahiyah in
Idlib District
Idlib District () is a district of the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. The administrative centre
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,
Idlib
Idlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an elevation of nearly above sea level, and is southwest of Aleppo. It is located near the border with Turkey.
History
...
. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jobas had a population of 2340 in the 2004 census.
Syrian Civil War
During the Syrian Civil War, the town was controlled by the
Jihadist
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Tahrir al-Sham
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) was a Sunni Islamist political organisation and paramilitary group involved in the Syrian civil war. It was formed on 28January 2017 as a merger between several armed groups: Jaysh al-Ahrar (an Ahrar al-Sham facti ...
.
In 2020, the town was recaptured by
Syrian
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Army
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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.
References
Populated places in Idlib District
Villages in Idlib Governorate
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