Eshtabraq
Eshtabraq
اشتبرق | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Eshtabraq Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°47′31″N 36°17′43″E / 35.79194°N 36.29528°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Jisr al-Shughur District |
| Subdistrict | Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,187 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C4198 |
Eshtabraq (Arabic: اشتبرق) is a Syrian village in Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah in Jisr al-Shughur District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), it had a population of 1,187 in the 2004 census, the majority of whom are Alawites.[1]
History
[edit]On 25 April 2015, a massacre occurred in the village after the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra and its Islamist allies in the "Army of Conquest" seized Jisr al-Shughour during their spring offensive that year. They attacked and captured the Alawite village of Eshtabraq and killed over 200 of its residents forcing the remainder to flee.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ↑ Scott Lucas (29 April 2015). "Syria Daily, April 29: Assad Regime — "The Media Are Lying About Rebel Victories"". EA World view. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ↑ اسليم, سائر (29 April 2015). "اشتبرق المجزرة المغيّبة: 200 شهيد ومفقود". Al-Akhbar.
- ↑ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (2020-05-01). "The Ishtabraq Massacre in Idlib: Interview". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
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