Masudiyah
Mas'udiyah (Arabic: مسعودية) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northeast of Homs. Nearby localities include subdistrict center Jubb al-Jarrah to the south and Barri Sharqi to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mas'udiyah had a population of 1,755 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
On 23 December 2016, ISIL launched an attack on the village, resulting in the deaths of 13 local militia members.
References
- ^ "Genereal Census of Population and Housing 2004". CBS. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Al-Qaeda-linked rebels claim Syrian sectarian killings". Times of Israel. Associated Press. 2013-09-16.
- ^ "هجوم عنيف للتنظيم على مسقط رأس بثينة شعبان يخلف 13 قتيلا للنظام". www.zamanalwsl.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
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