Sarrin (Arabic: صرين,[2] also spelled Serrin or Sareen) 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.[3]
Sarrin صرين | |
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Town | |
  Sarrin | |
| Coordinates: 36°35′15″N 38°17′59″E / 36.58750°N 38.29972°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Ayn al-Arab |
| Subdistrict | Sarrin |
| Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 6,104[1] |
| • Subdistrict | 70,522 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| P-Code | C2074 |
| Geocode | SY020602 |
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 mostly Arab.[1]
During the Syrian Civil War, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant seized control of the town in September 2013.[4] 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.[5][6] On July 27, 2015, the town came under the control of Kurdish YPG forces.[7][8]
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