Afs (); also spelled Afes, is a

Syrian Syrians () are the majority inhabitants of Syria, indigenous to the Levant, most of whom have Arabic, especially its Levantine and Mesopotamian dialects, as a mother tongue. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend ...

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located in Saraqib Nahiyah in

Idlib District Idlib District () is a district of the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. The administrative centre An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central adm ...

Idlib Idlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an elevation of nearly above sea level, and is southwest of Aleppo. It is located near the border with Turkey. History ...

. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Afs had a population of 6,338 in the 2004 census.

Syrian Civil War

During the Northwestern Syria offensive in 2020, the village of Afes was a major target due to its strategic highway location. Syrian army troops looted and destroyed most of the homes and planted mines to attempt to discourage people from returning. By December 2020, a Turkish military outpost had been established in the village. On 27 February 2022, two people were killed and two others were injured after

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forces bombed the village.

References

Populated places in Idlib District {{IdlibSY-geo-stub