al-Bab
E790261
Al-Bab is a strategically important city in northern Syria that became a major battleground during the Syrian civil war, particularly in Turkish-led military operations against ISIS and Kurdish forces.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ |
| battlegroundFor |
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurdish forces ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictPeriod | intense fighting 2016–2017 ⓘ |
| conflictType | urban warfare ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly Arab population ⓘ |
| governanceModel | local councils backed by Turkey ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureDamage | yes ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryPresence |
Turkish Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish-backed Syrian factions ⓘ |
| hasRefugeeInflux | internally displaced persons from surrounding areas ⓘ |
| hasSecurityIssues | bombings and assassinations post-ISIS ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Arabic ⓘ |
| liberatedBy |
Turkish Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army factions ⓘ |
| liberatedFrom | Islamic State of Iraq and Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Aleppo Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNortheastOf | Aleppo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryOperation | Operation Euphrates Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyForce |
Syrian Democratic Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
YPG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupiedBy |
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian opposition groups ⓘ Turkish-backed Syrian factions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aleppo Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfTheaterOfWar | northern Syria front in Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarControl | Turkish-backed Syrian opposition administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarInfluence | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preWarEconomy | agriculture and trade ⓘ |
| region | northern Aleppo countryside ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
Aleppo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jarabulus NERFINISHED ⓘ Manbij NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of routes between Aleppo and the Turkish border
ⓘ
position between areas held by different Syrian factions ⓘ proximity to Turkish border ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Eastern European Summer Time
ⓘ
Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| usedAs | logistics hub during Syrian civil war ⓘ |
| usedFor | staging area for Turkish operations in northern Syria ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.