Al-Marashidah

Al-Marashidah
Al-Marashidah ; المراشدة
	Town
	Al-Marashidah Location in Syria
	Coordinates: 34°30′13″N 40°55′47″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Deir ez-Zor
District	Abu Kamal
Subdistrict	al-Susah District
Population (2004)
• Total	4,346
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya Pcode	C5183

Al-Marashidah (Arabic: المراشدة‎) is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Marashidah had a population of 4,346 in the 2004 census.[1]

The town fell under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in early 2014 during the Syrian Civil War. By 24 January 2019, Al-Marashidah was one of the final remaining Syrian settlements under control of the Islamic State, with the Syrian Democratic Forces fighting for control of the town.[2][3] On the next day, ISIL carried out numerous suicide attacks on the SDF, in an attempt to break the siege, allowing them to recapture parts of Al-Baghuz Fawqani, to the south.[4] On 7 February 2019, the SDF captured Al-Marashidah and other nearby areas from ISIL, completely besieging ISIL in the town of Al-Baghuz Fawqani.[5][6]

References

"General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-12-09.
"Down to Its Last 2 Villages in Syria, ISIS Still Fights Back". The New York Times. January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
Aboufadel, Leith (2018-10-08). "ISIS suffers another big setback in east Deir Ezzor (video)". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
"Desperate ISIS terrorists use suicide attacks in eastern Euphrates counter-offensive". Al-Masdar News. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2776734&language=en
Leith Aboufadel (7 February 2019). "ISIS squeezed into last areas as SDF troops capture 2 villages east of the Euphrates (MAP)". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

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[1] "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-12-09.

[The_New_York_Times_2019-2] "Down to Its Last 2 Villages in Syria, ISIS Still Fights Back". The New York Times. January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

[3] Aboufadel, Leith (2018-10-08). "ISIS suffers another big setback in east Deir Ezzor (video)". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. Retrieved 2019-01-17.

[4] "Desperate ISIS terrorists use suicide attacks in eastern Euphrates counter-offensive". Al-Masdar News. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

[5] ttps://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2776734&language=en

[6] Leith Aboufadel (7 February 2019). "ISIS squeezed into last areas as SDF troops capture 2 villages east of the Euphrates (MAP)". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 15 February 2019.