Sarrin#civilwar

{{About|the town in Syria|the 1st-century rabbi|Rabbi Akiva}}

{{Distinguish|sarin}}

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| native_name = صرين

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| subdivision_name2 = Ayn al-Arab

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| subdivision_name3 = Sarrin

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| population_total = 6,104{{cite web |title=2004 Census Data for Sarrin nahiyah|url=http://www.cbssyr.sy/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-15-2004.htm |publisher=Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics |language=ar |access-date=15 October 2015}} 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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| elevation_m = 356

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Sarrin ({{langx|ar|صرين}},{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PolatCanRojava/status/625613288143998976|title=Polat Can|work=Twitter|access-date=27 July 2015}} also spelled Serrin or Sareen, Kurdish: Sirrîn{{Cite web |last=Sur |first=Sedat |date=30 July 2015 |title=Notes from Sirrîn |url=https://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/notes-from-sirrin-12201 |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=ANF News |language=en}}) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located northeast of Aleppo. It is situated 3 kilometers east of the Euphrates River, south of Kobanî and east of Manbij.{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@36.5856713,38.3028456,6676m/data=!3m1!1e3|title=Google Maps|access-date=1 April 2015}}

File:Sarrin nahiyah.svg of the Ayn al-Arab District.]]

In the 2004 census, the town of Sarrin had a population of 6,140, while the Sarrin subdistrict had a total population of 70,522.

{{anchor|civilwar}}During the Syrian Civil War, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant seized control of the town in September 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/03/world/middleeast/syria-iraq-isis-rogue-state-along-two-rivers.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/03/world/middleeast/syria-iraq-isis-rogue-state-along-two-rivers.html|title=A Rogue State Along Two Rivers|first1=Jeremy|last1=Ashkenas|first2=Archie|last2=Tse|first3=Derek|last3=Watkins|first4=Karen|last4=Yourish|date=July 3, 2014|via=NYTimes.com}}

In March 2015, Kurds from the People's Protection Units (YPG), alongside Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels, launched an attack to take control of the strategic town.{{cite web|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/03/syria-kurds-pyd-ypg-isis-rebels-kobani-afrin.html#|title=Syrian Kurds, rebels find common enemy in ISIS - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East|work=Al-Monitor|access-date=1 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328011258/http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/03/syria-kurds-pyd-ypg-isis-rebels-kobani-afrin.html|archive-date=28 March 2014}}{{Cite web| title=Heavy fighting n. of Sarrin Isil mobilizing reinforcements cross river at Najem | url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAa__0sUkAA1ffv.jpg:large | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105208/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAa__0sUkAA1ffv.jpg:large | archive-date=2015-04-02}} On July 27, 2015, the town came under the control of Kurdish YPG forces.{{cite web |url=http://www.france24.com/en/20150727-kurds-cut-key-supply-route-northern-syria-monitor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924130329/http://www.france24.com/en/20150727-kurds-cut-key-supply-route-northern-syria-monitor |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |title=Kurds cut key IS supply route in northern Syria: monitor |date=July 27, 2015 |access-date=July 27, 2015 |agency=France 24 }}{{cite journal|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Jul-27/308468-syrian-kurdish-ypg-militia-aided-by-us-led-airstrikes-takes-over-isis-held-town-of-sarrin-in.ashx|title=Syrian Kurds capture town from ISIS in north: activists|journal=The Daily Star|access-date=27 July 2015|archive-date=27 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727195113/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Jul-27/308468-syrian-kurdish-ypg-militia-aided-by-us-led-airstrikes-takes-over-isis-held-town-of-sarrin-in.ashx|url-status=dead}}

On 29 January 2025, as a result of a Turkish airstrike 13 people were killed and 20 others wounded.{{cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/354665/|title= Killing 13 civilians, including four children, and injuring 20 others {{!}} Turkish drones commit horrific massacre in Aleppo countryside|work=SOHR|date= 29 January 2025}}