Ithriya#civilwar
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Ithriya
| native_name = أثريا
| native_name_lang = ar
| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = Syria
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Syria
| coordinates = {{coord|35.3692|37.7859|region:SY|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Hama
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Salamiyah District
| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict
| subdivision_name3 = Al-Saan Nahiyah
|parts_type = Control
|parts_style = para
| p1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syrian transitional government
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| population_total = 2118
| population_as_of = 2004
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Ithriya ({{langx|ar|أثريا}}), Roman "Seriana". is a Syrian village located in Al-Saan Nahiyah in Salamiyah District, Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ithriya had a population of 2118 in the 2004 census.{{cite web|title=General Census of Population 2004.|url=https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/syr_pop_2004_sycensus_0.xls |access-date= 2014-07-10}} File:Homs-Hama-Alep.png in early 2017.]]
History
In Roman times in Near Antiquity, Seriana housed a temple, known as the Church of Seriana.
{{anchor|civilwar}}During the Syrian Civil War, Ithriyah became a strategically important point. It lays on the last highway under government control connecting the city of Aleppo to Khanasir and the Salamiyah region. In the Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February–March 2016) and Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016), the town was used as a launching point for offensives against IS.
{{see also|Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2022)}}
On 15 December 2022, ISIS forces ambushed a convoy of the Syrian NDF militia near the village. The ambush began following the detonation of a landmine under the militiamen's car, killing 3 NDF fighters immediately. Brief clashes took place between ISIS forces and the militiamen, another 2 NDF fighters were killed in the clashes.{{Cite web|title=ISIS's ambush leaves 5 members of National Defense dead in Al-Badia|url=https://www.hawarnews.com/en/haber/isiss-ambush-leaves-5-members-of-national-defense-dead-in-al-badia-h34347.html|date= 15 December 2022|website=hawarnews.com}}
As of 5 February 2025 the village was uninhabited.{{Cite web |title=Syrian Arab Republic Displacement Data [IOM DTM] {{!}} Humanitarian Dataset {{!}} HDX |url=https://data.humdata.org/dataset/syrian-arab-republic-displacement-data-iom-dtm |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=data.humdata.org |language=en-AU}}
References
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{{Hama Governorate|salamiyah}}
Category:Populated places in Salamiyah District
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