Arima, Syria

Arima العريمة
Village
Arima Location of Arima in Syria
Coordinates: 36°28′26″N 37°43′09″E / 36.4739°N 37.7192°E / 36.4739; 37.7192
Country	Syria
Governorate	Aleppo
District	al-Bab
Subdistrict	Arima
Population (2004)[1]	2,839
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Arima (Arabic: العريمة‎‎, Kurdish: Erîma‎), also spelled Orayma or Arimah, is a village located 20 kilometers (12 mi) northeast of the city of al-Bab and 65 kilometers (40 mi) northeast of Aleppo in northern Syria. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 2,839.^[1] The town of Qabasin is also to the south-west, and closer than Al-Bab. Manbij city is to the north-east.

Arima is the administrative center of Nahiya Arima of the Al-Bab District.

Syrian Civil War

During the Syrian Civil War, the village came under the control of, first the rebels in 2012, and then ISIL in 2014. During its Manbij offensive in the summer of 2016, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) forces approached the village. In the morning of Monday 20 June 2016, ISIL fighters attacked the Syrian Democratic Forces that had besieged Manbij city, from the Arima village, the Manbij Military Council said.^[2][3][4] The clashes continued until the afternoon and were repelled by SDF forces.^[3] The Al-Shahba documentation centre said ISIL militants arrested 143, mostly Kurdish, civilians in the neighbourhood of the village on 20 June.^[5][6] On 22 June Arima came back in the hands of ISIS, but was retaken by the SDF on 3 October.^[7][8] According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights as of November 2016 the town was under the control of Manbij Military Council.^[9]

Buffer zone

Early 2017 saw military clashes in and around Arima between Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces within the Turkish occupied zone and the Manbij Military Council (MMC). President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey had declared that Operation Euphrates Shield's target after al-Bab would be to rid Manbij of the Kurdish People's Protection Units.^[10][11]

On 1st March 2017 an agreement between the SDF and the Syrian regime, established a buffer zone along the border between the MMC controlled Manbij area and the Turkish buffer zone. The deal brokered by Russia gave control of five villages to the Syrian government, and by 4th March the Syrian Army had entered the zone. By the 13th March Russian troops had also entered the zone.^[12][13][14]

Some further shelling of Arima by the FSA took place after the Syrian army had taken up positions in Arima.^[15]

References

Cities and towns of Syria
Governorate centres	Aleppo Damascus Daraa Deir ez-Zor Hama al-Hasakah Homs Idlib Latakia Quneitra Raqqa Rif Dimashq as-Suwayda Tartus
District centres	Abu Kamal Afrin Arihah Atarib Ayn al-Arab Azaz al-Bab Baniyas Darayya Dayr Hafir Douma Duraykish Fiq al-Haffah Harem Izra' Jableh Jarabulus Jisr ash-Shugur Maarat al-Numaan al-Malikiyah Manbij Masyaf Mayadin Mhardeh al-Mukharram al-Foqani an-Nabk Palmyra Qamishli Qardaha Qatana Qudsaya al-Qusayr al-Qutayfah Ra's al-'Ayn al-Rastan as-Safira Safita Salamiyah Salkhad al-Sanamayn Shahba ash-Shaykh Badr al-Suqaylabiyah Talkalakh al-Tall Tell Abyad al-Thawrah Yabrud Zabadani
Sub-district centres	Abu Qilqil Abu al-Thuhur Akhtarin Amuda Arbeen Arima al-Ariqah al-Arishah Armanaz Arwad al-Asharah Assal al-Ward Awj Ayn al-Fijah Ayn Halaqim Ayn Issa Ayn al-Nasr Babbila Banan Barri Sharqi Beit Jinn Binnish Bir al-Helu Bosra Bulbul Busayrah Da'el al-Dana Darat Izza Darkush al-Darbasiyah Deir Atiyah al-Dimas al-Dumayr Furqlus Ghabaghib Ghandoura al-Ghariyah al-Ghizlaniyah al-Hader Hadidah al-Hajar al-Aswad al-Hajib Hajin al-Hamidiyah al-Hamraa Harasta Harbnafsah Harran al-Awamid al-Hirak Hish Hisyah al-Hawl Huraytan al-Huwash Ibbin Samaan Ihsim Jayrud al-Jalaa al-Janudiyah Jaramana al-Jarniyah Jasim al-Jawadiyah Jubb al-Jarrah Jubb Ramlah Jindires al-Jiza al-Qabu Kafr Batna Kafr Nabl Kafr Takharim Kafr Zita al-Karamah al-Kasrah Kessab al-Khafsah Khan Shaykhun Khasham Kirnaz Kuwayris Sharqi Khanaser Khirbet Ghazaleh Khirbet al-Tin Mahmoud al-Kiswah Ma'arrat Misrin Maabatli Maadan Ma'loula Madaya Mahin Malah al-Malihah al-Mansurah Mare' Markada Mashta al-Helu Maskanah al-Masmiyah al-Mazraa Muhambal Muhasan al-Musayfirah al-Mushannaf Muzayrib al-Nashabiyah al-Nasirah Nawa Nubl al-Qadmus al-Qahtaniyah Qalaat al-Madiq Qarah al-Qaryatayn al-Qurayya Qurqania Rajo Rankus Rasm Harmil al-Imam al-Rai al-Riqama al-Ruhaybah al-Saan Saasaa Sabburah al-Sabe' Biyar al-Sabkhah Sadad Sahnaya Saidnaya Salqin Saraqib Sarmin Sarrin Sawran Sebei al-Shaddadah al-Shajara Shaqqa Sharran Shathah Shaykh al-Hadid al-Shaykh Maskin Shayukh Tahtani Shin Sinjar Sirghaya Slinfah Suluk al-Sur al-Surah al-Saghirah Suran al-Susah al-Sukhnah al-Tabni Talbiseh Taldou al-Tamanah Tasil Tell al-Daman Tell Hamis Tell Rifaat Tell Salhab Tell Tamer Tedef Thiban Uqayribat Urum al-Kubra Wadi al-Oyun al-Yaarubiyah al-Zurbah az-Ziyarah

Aleppo Governorate
Capital: Aleppo
Mount Simeon District Jabal Samaan‎ Subdistrict Aleppo Abtin Assan Ayn al-Kabira Azzan Duwayr al-Zaytun Haddadin Hilan Hreibel Kafr Saghir Khan Tuman Maghayer Khan Tuman Maratat al-Muslimiyah al-Muslimiyah al-Muslimiyah North Qarras Rasm Assan Saqlaya Siefat Tell Shair Samaan Tell Shughayb al-Dhahabiyah al-Wadihi Tell al-Daman‎ Subdistrict Tell al-Daman Aabad Abu Rweil Ameriyeh Anadan al-Shaykh Abu Mreir Aklet al-Jahman Arjel Atshana Eastern Atshana Western Aliyah Ayn al-Gharf Ballas Ballas al-Jadida Battha Batranah Bayaa Kabira Bayaa Saghira Buwaida Kabira Buwaida Saghira Madayen al-Kabir Oweinat Kabira Burda Deir Saliba Drekiyah Establat Ghaytal Ghreirifa Hamidiyah Hayyaniyah Hazani Hilwiyah Hmeidi Hober Jaafar Mansur Samaan Jubb al-Aama Jubb Aleis Jubb al-Khafi Samaan Jubb al-Abyad Kafr Eibesh Kafr Obeid Kolet al-Bweider Majas Mansura Maqtal al-Zaydi Marhamiya Mashrafet Arjol Mashrafet al-Buwaidatein Mashrafet al-Mureij Mashrafet al-Hallaj Maseh al-Mintar Mreiqes al-Numaniyah Nuwara Oleis Qaree al-Ghazal Rajm Omeirat Rasm al-Ahmar Rasm al-Jahsh Rasm al-Mofakker Rasm al-Safa Saiebiyah Sarja Sayah Dhahriyah Sfira Qalaat al-Shaykh Shuwaihet al-Bu Issa Shuwaihet al-Lahib Tabara al-Khsuheir Tell Ahmar Tell Aqareb Tell Hattabat Samaan Tell Hawasid Hanuteh Tell Maseh Tell Sabha Tarfawi Um Aj Um al-Amad Qabli Um al-Hoteh Um al-Karamel Um Ghobar Um Gharaf Um Jrein Um Qrun Um Tinet Samaan Um Tmakh Samaan Um Wadi Wadi al-Debes Wadi al-Sounou Zuehir al-Ward Ziyara Abu al-Majaher al-Bakat al-Summaqiyah al-Mulehiyah Abu Jura Huraytan Subdistrict Huraytan Anadan Babis Hayyan Fah Kafr Hamrah Maarat al-Artiq Naqqarin Shaykh Najjar Yaqid al-Adas Darat Izza Subdistrict Darat Izza al-Hoteh Hur Injarah Qabtan al-Jabal al-Sakhriyah Taqad al-Hader Subdistrict al-Hader al-Eiss Maryamin al-Zirbah Subdistrict al-Zirbah Banes Barnah Barqum Bawabiyah Humayrah Huweir al-Eiss Jazraya Jubb Kas Rasm al-Eiss Tell Hidyah Zitan Zammar Subdistrict Zammar
Azaz District Azaz Subdistrict Azaz Mayer Menagh Murayghil Naddah Nayarah Qabtan Qar Kalbin Rael Ratyan al-Salameh Ablah Ahras Aq Burhan Bahwartah Baraghida Baruza Bayanoun Bel Dabiq Deir Jamal Dudyan Duwaybiq Fafin al-Fayruziyah Akhtarin Subdistrict Akhtarin Tell Rifaat Subdistrict Tell Rifaat Mare' Subdistrict Mare' Ghaytun Ghurur Hawar Kilis Herbel Ihtaimlat Jarez al-Judaydah Ka'ibah Kadrish Kafra Kafr Burayshah Kafr Kalbin Kafr Khasher Kafr Naseh Kafr Naya Kafr Shoush Kaljibrin Ma'arin Ma'arat Umm Hawsh al-Malikiyah Maraanaz Nubl Subdistrict Nubl Tulayl ash-Sham Turkman Bareh al-Yaarubiyah Yahmul al-Yamamah Krum Az-Zahiriyah al-Zahraa Zayzafun Ziadiyah Sawran Subdistrict Sawran Shamarikh Shamarin Shaykh Issa Shuwayrin Sijaraz Sunbul Taanah Tal'ar Gharbi Tal'ar Sharqi Talalin Tall Battal Tall Tanah Tat Hims Tatiyah Tell Jabin Tell Qarah
Afrin District Afrin Subdistrict Afrin Ain Dara Aqiba Awlad al-Arab Barad Baselhaya Basouta Beit Adin Bulbul Subdistrict Bulbul Burj Abdullah Burj Haider Darmashkanli Deir Ballut Fafertin Jalbul Jalmah Inab Kafr Safra Kimar Karzahayel Jindires Subdistrict Jindires Maabatli Subdistrict Maabatli Rajo Subdistrict Rajo Sharran Subdistrict Sharran Shaykh al-Hadid Subdistrict Shaykh al-Hadid Maryamin Maydan Ikbis Qatma
Atarib District Atarib Subdistrict Atarib al-Abzamo Batibo al-Jinah Ibbin Samaan Subdistrict Ibbin Samaan Kafr Halab Kafr Karmin Kafr Naha Kafr Nasih al-Atarib Kafr Nuran Maarat Atarib Awayjil al-Sahharah al-Shaykh Ali Urum al-Kubra Subdistrict Urum al-Kubra Urum al-Sughra
Ayn al-Arab District Ayn al-Arab Subdistrict Ayn al-Arab al-Farazdaq al-Haqel Jaadat al-Samaawat al-Jalbiyah Subdistrict al-Jalbiyah Jubb Faraj Kabir Mil Qibbah Qinayah Ramilah Ras al-Ayn Qibli Sarrin Subdistrict Sarrin Shuyukh Fawqani Shuyukh Tahtani Subdistrict Shuyukh Tahtani Tell Abyad Tahtani
Al-Bab District Al-Bab Subdistrict al-Bab Abu Jabbar Abu Taltal Ameriyeh Arima Subdistrict Arima Arran Barlahin Bizaah al-Burj Deir Qaq Haddabat Haji Kusa Hezwan Kherbet Kiyar Maran Oweishiyeh Qabbasin Al-Rai Subdistrict Al-Rai Sosyan Tedef Subdistrict Tedef Tell Rahal al-Waqf
Dayr Hafir District Dayr Hafir Subdistrict Dayr Hafir Humaymah Kabirah al-Jabbul Kuwayris Sharqi Subdistrict Kuwayris Sharqi Mazburah al-Raa'i Rasm al-Abed Rasm Harmil al-Imam Subdistrict Rasm Harmil al-Imam Shaykh Ahmad Tell Ayoub
Jarabulus District Jarabulus Subdistrict Jarabulus Ayn al-Bayda Amarnah Arab Azzah Balaban al-Bir Fawqani al-Bir Tahtani Dabis Ghandoura Subdistrict Ghandoura al-Hajaliah al-Haluwaniyah Haymar al-Jamel Jarabulus Tahtani Fursan Lilawa Marma al-Hajar Mazaalah Qandariyah Qebbet al-Turkmen Qirq Maghar al-Suwaydah Yusuf Bayk
Manbij District Manbij Subdistrict Manbij Abu Kahf Subdistrict Abu Kahf Abu Qilqil Subdistrict Abu Qilqil Arab Hassan Kabir Awsajli Kabir Dakhirah Dandaniya Hamir Labidah Hayyah Kabirah Jubb Hamza Al-Khafsah Subdistrict Al-Khafsah Khan al-Humr al-Maamurah al-Mahsanah Khafsah Maskanah Subdistrict Maskanah Mallah Mujammaa Huttin al-Nasiriyah Fawqani Qashlat Yusef Basha Ras al-Ayn al-Bumane' Saan al-Ghazal al-Tadamon Talhuthan Tell Aswad Tell Akhdar Tishrin al-Zahirah Zunqul
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