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Al-Salihiyah, Deir ez-Zor Governorate
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Al-Salihiyah |
| native_name | الصالحية |
| settlement_type | Village |
| pushpin_map | Syria |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Syria |
| subdivision_type1 | Governorate |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_type3 | Subdistrict |
| subdivision_name1 | Deir ez-Zor |
| subdivision_name2 | Abu Kamal |
| subdivision_name3 | al-Jalaa |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_total | 4471 |
| population_as_of | 2004 census |
| population_footnotes | |
| timezone | EET |
| utc_offset | +2 |
| timezone_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +3 |
Al-Salihiyah (; 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. The village is located just next to the site of ancient Dura-Europos.
Syrian civil war
Main article: Eastern Syria campaign
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, who later captured on 7 December. 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, 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.
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.
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20191215185104/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB09-10-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria). Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Deir az-Zawr Governorate. {{in lang. ar
- (5 December 2017). "Goodbye ‘caliphate’: Syrian Army surrounds last IS strongholds in Deir Ezzor".
- (13 December 2017). "Islamic State launched major Deir ez-Zor offensive, recovers towns".
- (16 December 2017). "ISIS kicked out of Euphrates River Valley after big Syrian Army attack".
- (2 May 2023). "Death toll update {{!}} Ten people including eight members of Osoud Al-Sharqiya killed in ambush by IS*IS in Deir Ezzor". SOHR.
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