Kafriya
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|subdivision_name1 = Idlib
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|subdivision_name3 = Ma'arrat Misrin
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Kafriya ({{langx|ar|كفريا}}, also spelled Kifarya or Kefraya) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located northwest of Idlib. Nearby localities include Maarrat Misrin to the north, Zardana to the northeast, Taftanaz to the east and al-Fu'ah and Binnish to the immediate south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafriya had a population of 4,404 in the 2004 census.[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB07-3-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206084325/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB07-3-2004.htm |date=2013-02-06 }}. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. Archived at [https://archive.today/20130112125122/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB07-6-2004.htm]. {{in lang|ar}} Like nearby al-Fu'ah, Kafriya's inhabitants were predominantly Shia Muslims, while the surrounding areas are predominantly Sunni Muslim.Hubbard, Ben. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/rebel-held-syrian-town-struggles-keep-peace Rebel-held Syrian town struggles to keep the peace] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830134949/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/rebel-held-syrian-town-struggles-keep-peace |date=2012-08-30 }}. Associated Press. 2012-06-25.
Syrian Civil War
{{Main article|Siege of al-Fu'ah and Kafriya}}
During the Syrian Civil War the village was placed under siege by rebels, and on 11 January 2016 the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Food Programme organised an aid convoy to deliver food, medicine and other aid to the village and the nearby town Al-Fu'ah.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/11/madaya-more-starvation-deaths-as-aid-convoys-head-to-besieged-syrian-town |title=Trucks from aid convoy enter besieged Syrian town of Madaya |author=Kareem Shaheen |newspaper=The Guardian |date=11 January 2016 |access-date=11 January 2016}}
On 19 July 2018, residents of Kafriya and Fua and government fighters stationed in the two besieged towns were evacuated by buses to government-controlled Aleppo under an agreement between Iran, the Syrian government, and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, with Turkey as a mediator. Following the evacuation, the emptied towns were declared a military zone by HTS.{{Cite web|url=http://syriadirect.org/news/rebel-siege-of-two-shiite-majority-idlib-towns-ends-with-total-evacuation-of-residents-militiamen/|title=Rebel siege of two Shiite-majority Idlib towns ends with total evacuation of residents, militiamen|work=Syria Direct|date=19 July 2018}}
During the evacuation process, a terrorist attack on the convey of buses awaiting admission into government-held territories occurred, after which 126 people, including 68 children were killed.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39613313 | title=Syria war: 'At least 68 children among 126 killed' in bus bombing | publisher=BBC News Online | date=16 April 2017 | access-date=16 April 2017}}