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Al-Shaddadah or al-Shaddadi (Arabic: ٱلشَّدَّادَة \ ٱلشَّدَّادِي, romanized: aš-Šaddādah / aš-Šaddādī) is a town in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. The town is the administrative center of the al-Shaddadah Subdistrict, which consists of 16 municipalities. At the 2004 census, al-Shaddadah had a population of 15,806.[1]

al-Shaddadah ٱلشَّدَّادَة
Town
al-Shaddadah Location of al-Shaddadah in Syria
Coordinates: 36.0561°N 40.7303°E / 36.0561; 40.7303
Country	Syria
Governorate	al-Hasakah
District	al-Hasakah
Subdistrict	al-Shaddadah
Control	Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Population  (2004)[1]	15,806
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Geocode	C4446

Name and geography

The town's name might be derived from "Shadadu"; a governor of the district of "Suru" mentioned in the annals of the Assyria king Assurnasirpal II.[2] The town is situated off the western bank of the Khabur River. Nearby localities include al-Sabaa wa Arbain to the west.

Civil war

In the course of the civil war, the city was attacked by the al-Nusra Front in the February 2013 Battle of Shaddadi and was captured three days later.[3] According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, over 100 Syrian Army soldiers and 40 al-Nusra fighters were killed, as well as dozens of petroleum workers.[4]

The city was later taken by the Islamic State and remained one of the last IS strongholds in the province.[5]

When in October 2015, the Kurdish-majority YPG and their multiethnic partners, including the al-Sanadid Forces of the Arab Shammar tribe, joined forces to form the SDF , al-Sanadid leader Bandar al-Humaydi made it an "immediate priority to liberate al-Hawl and al-Shaddadah from the Islamic State.”[6]

On 24 November, it became known that Islamic State militants were transferring their family members further south to the Deir ez-Zor Governorate.[7] After the SDF captured the South Hasakah Dam on 30 November, they continued their offensive southward, towards the city of al-Shaddadah, now IS's last stronghold in al-Hasakah province.[8][9] Subsequently, Arab tribal leaders reportedly urged IS to withdraw from the city "peacefully," in order to prevent civilian casualties and the possible collapse of al-Shaddadi's economic infrastructure, if a destructive battle between the SDF/coalition forces and the Islamic State were to occur.[9] It was also reported that IS was beginning to evacuate some of its positions near al-Shaddadi.[9]

On 19 February 2016, the town was captured by the SDF.[10][11]

On 21 January 2019, US and SDF forces were attacked by a VBIED. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack through an affiliated news service.[12]

An American presence continues to exist in the town, including helicopter forces.[13]

References

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[ru] Эш-Шаддад

Эш-Шаддад (араб. الشدادي, курд. Şeddadê) — город, расположенный в южной части провинции Эль-Хасака на северо-востоке Сирии. Является центром нахии Эш-Шаддад, входящей в состав района Эль-Хасака, и включающей в себя 16 муниципалитетов. По данным переписи 2004 года, население города составило 15 806 человек. В ходе гражданской войны в Сирии город был занят войсками Сирийских демократических сил и включён в состав кантона Джазира, Сирийского Курдистана.

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