Maarbalit
Maarbalit (Arabic: معربليت also spelt Ma'rablit or Maarablit) is a Syrian village located in Ariha Nahiyah in Ariha District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maarbalit had a population of 2178 in the 2004 census.
Syrian Civil War
In February of 2018, the Syrian Liberation Front reportedly captured the town from Tahrir al-Sham. At least 1 person was killed and 4 wounded in an artillery strike on Maarbalit that occurred on April 25th 2023. Government forces shelled the village on August 1st 2023, killed a four year old boy. Many people were displaced over the course of the conflict, though about 200 residents are said to have returned to the village in August 2023.
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