Al-Tulaysiyah

Al-Tulaysiyah
الطليسية
Tuleisa
Tleisa
Tulaysiyah
Village
Al-Tulaysiyah is located in Syria
Al-Tulaysiyah
Al-Tulaysiyah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°22′02″N 36°54′52″E / 35.367356°N 36.914406°E / 35.367356; 36.914406
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictSuran
Population
 (2004)
 • Total824
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Tulaysiyah (Arabic: الطليسية, also spelled Tleisa or Tuleisa) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northeast of Hama. Nearby localities include Fan al-Shamali to the south, al-Hamraa to the southeast, Atshan to the northwest, Ma'an to the west and Kawkab and Suran to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Al-Tuleisa had a population of 824 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

In mid-May 2013, during the Syrian civil war, the residents abandoned the village after anti-government rebels launched an attack to capture it. After a firefight with a Syrian Army patrol, the rebels captured al-Tulaysiyah.[3] On 14 April 2014, there was shelling from al-Tulaysiyah (where there is a gathering of pro-government troops) against the village of Atshan.[4] On 20 April, rebels attacked the government-held village and destroyed three military vehicles and shelled Brigade 66.[5] On 5 July, nine rebels were killed by a Syrian Army ambush as they were en route to attack checkpoints in al-Tulaysiyah.[6] On 2 September, pro-government militia from the village attacked the town of Tal Khazneh.[7] On 27 Sep 2016, rebels took control of al-Tulaysiyah town and its hill.[8] On 8 October, taking advantage of rebel-infighting in the nearby Idlib province,[9] the Army launched a counter-attack and recaptured al-Tulaysiyah.[10][11]

  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Jihadists take large part of Syria Alawite village: activists. The Daily Star. Originally published by Agence France-Presse. 2012-12-24.
  3. ^ Syria rebels seize Alawite villages in Hama: activists Archived 2020-11-12 at the Wayback Machine. 2013-05-28.
  4. ^ Free Syria News. 04/14/2014.
  5. ^ Siraj Press Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. 2014-04-20.
  6. ^ http://www.all4syria.info/Archive/155594. 2014/07/05.
  7. ^ سوريا اليوم التغطية الميدانية لاحداث. Syria Tomorrow TV, 2 Sept. 2014.
  8. ^ Islamists take control of al-Tulaysiyah town & its hill. Hassan Ridha, 27 Sep 2016.
  9. ^ "Syrian government forces seize rebel-held areas of Hama: monitors". 8 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016 – via Reuters.
  10. ^ Fadel, Leith (9 October 2016). "Syrian Army advances in northern Hama amid jihadist infighting". Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  11. ^ The regime forces continue to expand their control area and restore areas they lost since the end of August