Al-Jarniyah (Arabic: الجرنية), also written ''Jurneyyeh'', is a town in
Raqqa Governorate
Raqqa Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة الرقة, Muḥāfaẓat ar-Raqqah) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is situated in the north of the country and covers an area of 19,618 km2. The capital is Raqqa. The Islamic State ...
,
Syria. It is the administrative centre of
Al-Jarniyah subdistrict in
Al-Thawrah District
Al-Thawrah District ( ar, منطقة الثورة, Manṭiqat Aṯ Ṯawra) is a district of the Raqqa Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of al-Thawrah. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 159,84 ...
. The population of the town at the 2004 census was 2686.
The town and much of the subdistrict are currently controlled by the
Syrian Democratic Forces, following 2 years of
ISIL
An Islamic state is a state that has a form of government based on Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a translation of the Arabic term ...
control since 2014.
Syrian Civil War
The
ISIL
An Islamic state is a state that has a form of government based on Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a translation of the Arabic term ...
control of the town was ended in December 2016, when
SDF forces cut off and cleared a large part of the
Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict.
See also
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Raqqa offensive (2016–17)
References
External links
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Populated places in al-Thawrah District