Kabani, Syria

Not to be confused with Kobanî.

Town in Latakia, Syria

Kabani

كبانة

Town

Kabani

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 35°43′6″N 36°14′1″E﻿ / ﻿35.71833°N 36.23361°E﻿ / 35.71833; 36.23361
Country|  Syria
Governorate| Latakia
District| al-Haffah
Subdistrict| Kinsabba
Control|  Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Population

(2004)

• Total

| 902
Time zone| UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (EEST)
City Qrya Pcode| C3751

Kabani or Kabanah (Arabic: كبانة) is a Syrian town in the Al-Haffah District in Latakia Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kabani had a population of 902 in the 2004 census.[1]

## During the Syrian Civil War

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In early 2015, Kabani was under the control of the Free Syrian Army's 1st Coastal Division.[2] It witnessed over a dozen consecutive military attacks (2015–16 Latakia offensive and 2016 Latakia offensive) to control it by the Syrian Arab Army, since it is one of the highest points in Jabal al-Akrad, that overlooks the Al-Ghab Plains, and from where the rebels still had the ability to shell government strongholds like Qardaha.[3][4][5] Despite numerous attempts by the Syrian army to take the city, the rebels succeeded in countering every Syrian army attack, until the latest offensive from 31 May 2020.[6]

In January 2015, at the very latest Kabani became a jihadist stronghold after the fall of Salma to the Syrian Army. From 2017 on, the town was under the control of the Salafi jihadist groups Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and the Turkistan Islamic Party. On May 19, 2019, these groups alleged that the Syrian government had released chlorine gas on their fighting forces in the town. According to them, four militants were wounded and taken to a hospital in the nearby rebel stronghold of Jisr al-Shughur, where they were treated.

In February 2021, the rebels were subjected to air strikes that were not reported in western media.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-12-10.
2. ^ "الخارطة العسكرية للفصائل المسلحة في سورية - الفصائل الثورية في الساحل السوري". syriainside (in Arabic). 4 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
3. ^ Edward. "After 4 years… the regime forces in Latakia reach the nearest point to the administrative borders of Idlib, and displacement in the area out of fear of military operations". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
4. ^ Leith Fadel (18 February 2016). "Syrian Commandos liberate the strategic village of Kinsibba in northeastern Latakia". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
5. ^ Leith Fadel (18 February 2016). "Syrian Army eyes the last rebel stronghold in northeastern Latakia". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
6. ^ Battle for Kabani: A Rare Defeat for the Syrian Army in 2019
7. ^ Air Force launches massive attack on jihadist headquarters in northeast Latakia: video[dead link]

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Latakia Governorate

Latakia District

| Latakia
Subdistrict|

* Latakia
* Baksa
* Burj al-Qasab
* Kirsana
* Mushayrafet al-Samouk
* al-Qanjarah
* Sinjwan
* Sitmarkho
* Sqoubin

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Ayn al-Bayda
Subdistrict|

* Ayn al-Bayda
* Burj Islam
* Mashqita
* al-Safsaf
* Salib al-Turkman
* al-Shabatliyah

Bahluliyah
Subdistrict|

* al-Bahluliyah
* al-Jandiriyah

Hanadi
Subdistrict|

* Hanadi
* al-Bassah
* Fideo
* al-Sanawbar
* al-Shir

Kessab
Subdistrict|

* Kessab

Qastal Ma'af
Subdistrict|

* Qastal Ma'af
* al-Badrusiyah
* Balloran
* Umm al-Tuyour
* Zaghrin

Rabia
Subdistrict|

* Rabia

Jableh District

| Jableh
Subdistrict|

* Jableh
* Arab al-Mulk
* Bisaysin
* al-Burjal
* Bustan al-Basha
* Dirghamo
* Hmeimim
* al-Qabu
* Ras al-Ayn
* al-Sharashir
* Siyannu

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Ayn al-Sharqiyah
Subdistrict|

* Ayn al-Sharqiyah
* Bani Qahtan Castle
* Qurn Hulya
* Mutawwar
* Zama

Ayn Shiqaq
Subdistrict|

* Ayn Shiqaq
* Benjaro
* Btigramo
* al-Budi
* al-Qassabin
* Sarabion

Beit Yashout
Subdistrict|

* Beit Yashout
* Bsheili
* Halbakko
* Hallet Ara

Daliyah
Subdistrict|

* Daliyah
* Beit Ana

Qutailibiyah
Subdistrict|

* al-Qutailibiyah
* al-Aqibah
* Baabda
* Bashraghi
* Dweir Baabda (incl. Sarabion)
* Hamam al-Qarahleh
* Qurfays

Al-Haffah District

| Haffah
Subdistrict|

* Al-Haffah
* Babna
* Jankil
* Zanqufa

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Ayn al-Tineh
Subdistrict|

* Ayn al-Tineh
* al-Jandiriyah

Kinsabba
Subdistrict|

* Kinsabba
* Brouma
* Duwayrika
* Kabani
* Ta'uma

Muzayraa
Subdistrict|

* Muzayraa
* Difa

Slinfah
Subdistrict|

* Slinfah
* Salma
* Aramo

Qardaha District

| Qardaha
Subdistrict|

* Qardaha
* al-Fakhurah
* Bahamra
* Bayt Suhin
* Bishalama
* Bisrama
* Dabbash
* Harf al-Musaytirah
* Istamo
* Jawbat Burghal
* Kilmakho
* Mahalibeh Castle
* Yarte

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