Jobas

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Jobas

| native_name = جوباس

| native_name_lang = ar

| settlement_type = Village

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| pushpin_map = Syria

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| coordinates = {{coord|35|50|9|N|36|45|35|E|region:SY|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria

| subdivision_type1 = Governorate

| subdivision_name1 = Idlib

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Idlib District

| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict

| subdivision_name3 = Saraqib Nahiyah

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 2340

| population_as_of = 2004

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| timezone = EET

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| blank_name_sec1 = City Qrya Pcode

| blank_info_sec1 = C3909

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Jobas ({{langx|ar|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.{{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= 2015-12-09}}

Syrian Civil War

{{see also|Syrian civil war|Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2020)|Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2022)}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/262743/|title=Suicidal operation {{!}} Three Uzbek jihadists killed in attack on regime positions in eastern Idlib|work=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights|date=8 August 2022}}

References

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{{Idlib Governorate|Idlib}}

Category:Populated places in Idlib District

Category:Villages in Idlib Governorate

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