Al-Khafsah
Al-Khafsah
الخفسة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 36°13′51″N 38°01′18″E / 36.2308°N 38.0216°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Manbij |
| Subdistrict | Al-Khafsah |
| Control | Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Population (2004) | 5,393 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Khafsah (Arabic: الخفسة), also spelled Khafsa, is a village located 77 kilometers (48 mi) east of Aleppo in northern Syria. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 5,393.
In June 2016, the village was under control of ISIL. On 8 September 2016, ISIL evacuated its headquarters in al-Bab and moved it to Al Khafsah with dozens of vehicles carrying militants and weapons. This came a day after Turkish-led rebel forces expressed their goal of capturing al-Bab. On the evening of 7 March 2017, Khafsa was captured by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA).