Sheikh Maqsood
| Sheikh Maqsood الشيخ مقصود | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | |
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Sheikh Maqsood | |
  Sheikh Maqsood | |
| Coordinates: 36°14′10″N 37°9′6″E / 36.23611°N 37.15167°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| City | Aleppo |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
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Sheikh Maqsood (Arabic: الشيخ مقصود, Kurdish: Şêxmeqsûd), sometimes spelled al-Sheikh Maqsoud, Maqsud or Maksud, is a neighborhood in the city of Aleppo, Syria.[1][2]
The neighborhood is controlled by the People's Protection Units (YPG).[3]
Regime planes bombed Kurdish neighbourhood of Sheikh Masoud 21st of December 2015. 2 civilians were killed and 9 injured, 4 of which are kids and 3 women.
References
- ↑ Aleppo - Governance, Caerus Associates on First Mile Geo
- ↑ Mapping the conflict in Aleppo, Syria, Caerus Associates with support from the American Security Project, February 2014
- ↑ Nisman, Daniel (8 April 2013). "Have Syria's Kurds Had a Change of Heart?". Huffington Post. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
Reports indicate that YPG militiamen and Syrian rebels have agreed to share control of the strategic Sheikh Maqsood District of northern Aleppo
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