Mayadin

This article is about a city in Syria. For the pan-Arabist television channel, see Al Mayadeen .
Mayadin
ميادين
Mayadin

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 35°1′N 40°27′E / 35.017°N 40.450°E / 35.017; 40.450
Country  Syria
Governorate Deir ez-Zor Governorate
District Mayadin District
Occupation Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Elevation 195 m (640 ft)

Mayadin (Arabic: ميادين‎) is a city in eastern Syria. It is located at about 35°1′0″N 40°27′0″E / 35.01667°N 40.45000°E / 35.01667; 40.45000Coordinates: 35°1′0″N 40°27′0″E / 35.01667°N 40.45000°E / 35.01667; 40.45000. The Euphrates River flows through the town. On January 9, ISIS members were abducted. During the Syrian civil war, the town captured by ISIL[1] However, a local underground resistance movement has developed, and attacks on ISIL checkpoints and gunmen by more moderate Sunni fighters without identification have become more commonplace, as former rebel soldiers try to dislodge ISIL inside the city.[2] This has even forced ISIL to dig a 15 km (9 mi) trench around the city to keep unknown gunmen out, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.[3]

References

  1. ↑ IS Takes Over Towns, Countryside in Oil-Rich Syria Province: NGO
  2. ↑ http://www.todayszaman.com/world_gunmen-kill-more-than-12-isil-militants-in-eastern-syria_374657.html
  3. ↑ http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/03/after-repeated-attacks-launched-by-unknown-gunmen-is-digs-a-trench-around-the-city-of-al-mayadin/


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