Jobas

Village in Idlib, Syria
Jobas
جوباس
Village
35°50′9″N 36°45′35″E / 35.83583°N 36.75972°E / 35.83583; 36.75972
CountrySyria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictIdlib District
SubdistrictSaraqib Nahiyah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total2,340
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC3909

Jobas (Arabic: جوباس) is a Syrian village located in Saraqib Nahiyah in Idlib District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jobas had a population of 2340 in the 2004 census.[1]

Syrian Civil War

During the Syrian Civil War, the town was controlled by the Jihadist Tahrir al-Sham.

In 2020, the town was recaptured by Syrian Army 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  2. ^ "Suicidal operation | Three Uzbek jihadists killed in attack on regime positions in eastern Idlib". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 8 August 2022.
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