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Qah (Arabic : قاح , also spelled Kah ) is a village in northern Syria , administratively part of the Idlib Governorate , located north of Idlib and just east of the Syria–Turkey border . Nearby localities include Atme to the west, Jindires to the north, Deir Samaan to the northeast, Darat Izza to the east, Turmanin to the southeast and al-Dana to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics , Qah had a population of 2,262 in the 2004 census.[1]
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Qah refugee camp [ edit ]
Qah is the site of the largest refugee camp within Syria for people fleeing areas experiencing violence during the ongoing Syrian uprising against the Syrian government . The camp consists of 40,000 square metres (10 acres) of farmland and olive groves purchased by local farmers with funds from the local community, Libya ,[2] IHH , a Turkish NGO.[3] imam Sheikh Omar Rahman. According to Rahman, the camp will be able to hold 5,000 to 10,000 refugees and is supposed to serve as a temporary transit point before entering Turkey. The camp was set up to relieve overcrowding in nearby Atme. Security is provided by an opposition militia, the Martyrs of al-Ariyeh Brigade, which is made up of Qah residents.[2] Syrian National Army .
On 20 November 2019, it was struck by a ground-to-ground missile from the Assad regime with Russian and Iranian support .[4] [5] United States strongly condemned the attack.[6]
References [ edit ]
^ Iraq/Turkey: Open Borders to All Syrian Refugees . Human Rights Watch . 2012-10-14.
^ "Syria: Idlib IDP camp hit by deadly missile attack" . Al Jazeera Al Jazeera Media Network . 21 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019 .
^ McKernan, Bethan (21 November 2019). "Syrian regime targets hospital and refugee camp, killing at least 22" . The Guardian Guardian News & Media Limited . Retrieved 24 November 2019 .
^ Ortagus, Morgan (21 November 2019). "Attack on al-Qah IDP Camp in Northern Syria" . U.S. Department of State United States Government . Retrieved 24 November 2019 .
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