Sarrin

This article is about the town in Syria. For the 1st-century rabbi, see Rabbi Akiva.

Not to be confused with sarin.

Sarrin صرين
Town
Sarrin
Coordinates: 36°35′15″N 38°17′59″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Aleppo
District	Ayn al-Arab
Subdistrict	Sarrin
Elevation	356 m (1,168 ft)
Population  (2004 census)
• Total	6,104[1]
• Subdistrict	70,522
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
P-Code	C2074
Geocode	SY020602

Sarrin (Arabic: صرين,^[2] also spelled Serrin or Sareen) 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.^[3]

Sarrin is the administrative center of Nahiya Sarrin 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 mostly Arab.^[1]

During the Syrian Civil War, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant seized control of the town in September 2013.^[4] 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.^[5][6] On July 27, 2015, the town came under the control of Kurdish YPG forces.^[7][8]

See also

• Battle of Sarrin (June–July 2015)

References

1. "2004 Census Data for Sarrin nahiyah" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
2. "Polat Can". Twitter. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
3. "Google Maps". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
4. Ashkenas, Jeremy; Tse, Archie; Watkins, Derek; Yourish, Karen (July 3, 2014). "A Rogue State Along Two Rivers" – via NYTimes.com.
5. "Syrian Kurds, rebels find common enemy in ISIS - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
6. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAa__0sUkAA1ffv.jpg:large ^{[bare URL image file]}
7. "Kurds cut key IS supply route in northern Syria: monitor". France 24. July 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
8. "Syrian Kurds capture town from ISIS in north: activists". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 July 2015.