Sheikh Maksud
Arabic الشيخ مقصود Kurdish Şêx Meqsûd Sheikh Maksud |
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Coordinates | 36 ° 14 ' N , 37 ° 9' E | |
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Country | Syria | |
Aleppo | ||
ISO 3166-2 | SY-HL | |
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Sheikh Maksud ( Arabic الشيخ مقصود, Kurdisch Şêxmeqsûd ) is a predominantly of Kurds inhabited Neighborhood the north of the Syrian city Aleppo .
During the Syrian civil war, the district is controlled by the Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG) of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). In September 2013, there was alleged use of chemical weapons in Sheikh Maksud , which is why UN chemical weapons inspectors started investigations.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The war of the Kurds on their own account . Welt Online, April 15, 2013.
- ↑ Have Syria's Kurds Had a Change of Heart? . Huffington Post, April 8, 2013.
- ↑ Syrian rebels renounce the national coalition . ORF, September 25, 2013.