Ayn Issa

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| official_name = Ayn Issa

| native_name = عين عيسى

| native_name_lang = ar

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| settlement_type = Town

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| image_map = Ayn Isa nahiyah.svg

| map_caption = Ayn Issa nahiya within Raqqa Governorate

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Syria

| coordinates = {{coord|36|23|7|N|38|51|34|E|region:SY-RA|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Syria

| subdivision_type1 = Governorate

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict

| subdivision_name1 = Raqqa

| subdivision_name2 = Tell Abyad

| subdivision_name3 = Ayn Issa

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| government_type = {{flagicon|Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria}} Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria

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| population_total = 6730

| population_as_of = 2004 census

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=2004 Census Data for Ayn Issa nahiyah |url=http://www.cbssyr.sy/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB11-7-2004.htm |publisher=Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics |language=ar |access-date=15 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208124101/http://www.cbssyr.sy/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB11-7-2004.htm |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=dead }} Also available in English:

{{cite web |title=2004 Census Data |url=https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/syria/dataset/syrian-arab-republic-other |publisher=UN OCHA |access-date=15 October 2015 }}

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| population_blank1_title = Nahiyah

| population_blank1 = 40912

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| postal_code = C5905

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| timezone = EET

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Ayn Issa{{cite news |title=U.S. soldier dies following IED blast in northern Syria |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-usa-idUKKBN13J27G |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125142512/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-usa-idUKKBN13J27G |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 25, 2016 |work=Reuters |date=24 November 2016 |access-date=16 December 2020}} (also Ain Issa; {{langx|ar|عين عيسى}}, "Eye of Jesus"; {{langx|ku|Bozanê}}){{cite news |title=Syrian Observatory: government forces deploy to Ain Issa in northern Syria |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-ain-issa/syrian-observatory-government-forces-deploy-to-ain-issa-in-northern-syria-idUSKBN1WT12W |work=Reuters |date=14 October 2019 |access-date=16 December 2020}} is a town in the Tell Abyad District of Raqqa Governorate in Syria and a capital for the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. It is located halfway between the Syria–Turkey border town of Tell Abyad and the regional capital Raqqa. Through the city runs the M4 highway connecting Aleppo with the Hasakah Governorate.{{Cite web |last=RA |first=enab07 |date=2019-12-05 |title=Ain Issa: from an obscure town to SDF headquarters |url=https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2019/12/ain-issa-from-an-obscure-town-to-sdf-headquarters/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=Enab Baladi |language=en-US}}

Syrian civil war

In June 2015, Ayn Issa was taken over from ISIL by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia, Women's Protection Units (YPJ), and the Raqqa Revolutionaries Brigade in the course of their Tell Abyad offensive. While it was shortly recaptured by ISIL militants,{{cite news |title=Islamic State 'recaptures north Syria town from Kurds' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33413049 |work=BBC News |date=6 July 2015 |access-date=21 October 2015}} it was reclaimed by the YPG in early July.{{cite news |title=Islamic State conflict: Kurds reclaim Ain Issa in Syria |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33450511 |work=BBC News |date=8 July 2015 |access-date=21 October 2015}} On 14 October 2019, the Syrian Army entered and established joint control over Ayn Issa after an agreement with the SDF to prevent the Turkish offensive in the area.{{cite news |title=سوریه ششمین روز حمله نظامی ترکیه به کُردهای سوریه؛ شورشیان تحت حمایت ترکیه وارد تل‌ابیض شدند |url=https://farsi.euronews.com/2019/10/14/day-6th-turkey-military-invasion-of-northern-syria-against-kurds |language=ar |work=Euronews |date=14 October 2019 |access-date=14 October 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/early-reports-of-clashes-between-turkish-backed-militants-and-syrian-army-backed-sdf-troops-in-northern-raqqa/|title=Early reports of clashes between Turkish-backed militants and Syrian Army-backed SDF troops in northern Raqqa|author=News Desk|date=2019-10-15|website=AMN – Al-Masdar News {{!}} المصدر نيوز|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-15|archive-date=2020-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927121922/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/early-reports-of-clashes-between-turkish-backed-militants-and-syrian-army-backed-sdf-troops-in-northern-raqqa/|url-status=dead}} It became the seat of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria in September 2018.{{Cite web|title=New administration formed for northeastern Syria|url=https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/c9e03dab-6265-4a9a-91ee-ea8d2a93c657|access-date=2020-12-18|website=www.kurdistan24.net|language=en}} On November 8 2024 a family of 11 civilians including women and children were killed in a Turkish drone attack on Ayn Issa.{{Cite web|url=https://hawarnews.com/en/turkish-occupation-commits-horrific-massacre-most-of-them-children-and-women-in-ain-issa|title=Turkish occupation commits horrific massacre, most of them children and women in Ain Issa}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/350961/|title=Horrific massacre | Turkish drone kills family of 11 civilians, including six children, in Ain Issa countryside - The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|date=December 9, 2024}}

= Ayn Issa refugee camp =

Since April 2016, the Ayn Issa refugee camp on the outskirts of the town has housed approximately 9,000 refugees by July 2018, mainly Syrian Internally Displaced Persons from the governorates of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa.{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/camp-profile-ein-issa-ar-raqqa-governorate-syria-november-2017|title=Camp Profile - Ein Issa, Ar-Raqqa Governorate, Syria - November 2017 - Syrian Arab Republic|website=ReliefWeb|access-date=October 13, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/reach_syr_factsheet_camp_profiles_round_3_ein_issa_original_august_2018.pdf|title=ReliefWeb|access-date=October 13, 2019}}

= 2020–21 Ayn Issa clashes =

On 23 November 2020, clashes broke out between the SNA and SDF near Ayn Issa.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-24|title=Infiltration attempt {{!}} 11 Turkish-backed militiamen killed in clashes with SDF nearby Ain Issa • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/193211/|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|language=en-US}} On December 1, Lebanon's al-Akhbar newspaper reported that the SDF managed to ambush Turkish-backed forces, killing 30 fighters.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-24|title=SDF official: Russian grantor keeps watching Turkish attacks on Syria's Ain Issa|url= https://tass.com/world/1230279|access-date=2021-02-20|website=TASS|language=en-US}}

References

Category:Cities in Syria

Category:Populated places in Tell Abyad District