Atme
Atme
اطمه | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Atme | |
| Coordinates:36°18′40″N36°41′11″E/ 36.31111°N 36.68639°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Harem |
| Subdistrict | Al-Dana |
| Control |  Syrian Salvation Government |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,255 |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
Atme(Arabic:اطمه,romanized:‘Aṭma,also spelledAtma,Atima,Atmeh) is a town in northernSyria,administratively part of theIdlib Governorate,located north ofIdliband just east of theborderwithTurkey.[2]It lies southeast of Deir Ballut, south ofJindires,northwest ofQahand north ofSarmadaandal-Dana.In theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics' 2004 census, it had a population of 2,255.[1]
History
[edit]The Olive Tree Camp is a refugee camp that emerged during theSyrian Civil War.According toBianetabout 80,000 people live in tents in the camp.[3]Since October 2013, internally displaced Syrians who failed to cross over to Turkey started settling between the olive trees. A new wave of refugees was triggered by theSyrian offensive in 2019.[4][5]
A 150-year-oldoak treein Atme was cut down by members ofISILin November 2013. They accused the locals of venerating the tree instead ofGod.[6]The town is under the control ofHayat Tahrir al-Sham.
ISIL leaderAbu Ibrahim al-Qurashikilled himself during a raid byUS special forceson a house in Atme on 3 February 2022.[7]According to theSyrian Observatory for Human Rights,thirteen other people, including seven civilians, died during the raid, which was noted by the media for its intensity.[8]
Many of the local residents were "shocked" about the presence of Quraishi in the town, including Quraishi's landlord, who was unaware that his tenant was the leader of ISIL.[9]
In February 2023 the town was hit by the2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake,leading to at least 11 deaths.
References
[edit]- ^abGeneral Census of Population and Housing 2004Archived2012-12-20 atarchive.today.Syria Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS). Idlib Governorate.(in Arabic)
- ^"Syrians flee to Atme to escape conflict in their towns".Al Arabiya English.31 January 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 4 February 2022.Retrieved4 February2022.
- ^"Bomb Attack on Atme Camp".Bianet.
- ^"Tent cities in northern Syria's Idlib overcrowded".aa.tr.Retrieved13 February2022.
- ^"Syrians destitute under olive trees after days of bombing |".AW.Retrieved13 February2022.
- ^"Un chêne vieux de 150 ans, dernière victime d'el-Qaëda en Syrie".L'Orient le Jour. 23 November 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 2 December 2013.Retrieved24 November2013.
- ^Schmitt, Eric; Hubbard, Ben (3 February 2022)."Live Updates: Pentagon Leaders Speak After ISIS Leader's Death".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Archivedfrom the original on 3 February 2022.Retrieved3 February2022.
- ^"13 killed in rare NW Syria raid by US special forces".France 24.3 February 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 3 February 2022.Retrieved4 February2022.
- ^"Syrian townfolk shocked that IS leader was a neighbour".France 24.3 February 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 3 February 2022.Retrieved4 February2022.
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