Village in Aleppo, Syria
Haji Kusa (Arabic: حاجي كوسة; Turkish: Hacı Köse, lit. 'beardless pilgrim') is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. It is located in a sparsely populated area, some 18 km (11 mi) east of al-Rai, 22 km (14 mi) northeast of al-Bab and 27 km (17 mi) west of Manbij. Administratively part of Nahiya al-Rai in al-Bab District, the village is inhabited by Turkmen[2] and had a population of 1,011 as per the 2004 census.[1] On 12 November 2016, Haji Kusa was captured by the Syrian National Army from ISIS.[3]
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