Al-Salihiyah
الصالحية
Village
Al-Salihiyah is located in Syria
Al-Salihiyah
Al-Salihiyah
Coordinates: 34°46′03″N 40°38′45″E / 34.767616°N 40.645784°E / 34.767616; 40.645784
Country Syria
GovernorateDeir ez-Zor
DistrictAbu Kamal
Subdistrictal-Jalaa
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total4,471
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Salihiyah (Arabic: الصالحية; also spelled Salhiyé) is a town in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, located on the western bank of the Euphrates River, south of Deir ez-Zor. Nearby localities include al-Asharah, Mayadin and al-Muhasan to the north and Hajin and al-Jalaa to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Salihiyah had a population of 4,471 in the 2004 census.[1] The village is located just next to the site of ancient Dura-Europos.

Syrian Civil War

In the Syrian civil war the town was located in the centre of the self-proclaimed caliphate of ISIL from early 2014 until December 2017. On 3 December 2017, Tiger Forces belonging to the Syrian government surrounded the town,[2] who later captured on 7 December.[3] It was one of the last towns west of the Euphrates to be controlled by ISIL.

In a counteroffensive on 13 December ISIL forces briefly recaptured the town,[4] only to lose it again, along with all other territories gained in their counteroffensive when, three days later, a large Syrian army attack was launched on the western bank of Euphrates river.[5]

On 1 May 2023, at least 13 people, including 8 Pro-Assad militiamen and 2 civilians, were killed in an ISIS ambush in the desert near the town.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Deir az-Zawr Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ↑ "Goodbye 'caliphate': Syrian Army surrounds last IS strongholds in Deir Ezzor". ALM. 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kremlin, Russian Military Declare the End of Islamic State Group in Syria". News Click. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Islamic State launched major Deir ez-Zor offensive, recovers towns". PanAmenianNet. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "ISIS kicked out of Euphrates River Valley after big Syrian Army attack". Al Masdar News. 16 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "De*ath toll update | Ten people including eight members of Osoud Al-Sharqiya kil*led in ambush by IS*IS in Deir Ezzor". SOHR. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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