Sarrin

This article is about the town in Syria. For the 1st-century rabbi, see Rabbi Akiva.

Not to be confused with sarin.

Sarrin (Arabic: صرين,^[2] also spelled Serrin or Sareen, Kurdish: Sirrîn^[3]) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located northeast of Aleppo. It is situated 3 kilometers east of the Euphrates River, south of Kobanî and east of Manbij.^[4]

Sarrin is the administrative center of Nahiya Sarrin of the Ayn al-Arab District.

Sarrin صرين
Town
Sarrin
Coordinates: 36°35′15″N 38°17′59″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Aleppo
District	Ayn al-Arab
Subdistrict	Sarrin
Control	Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Elevation	356 m (1,168 ft)
Population  (2004 census)
• Total	6,104[1]
• Subdistrict	70,522
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
P-Code	C2074
Geocode	SY020602

In the 2004 census, the town of Sarrin had a population of 6,140, while the Sarrin subdistrict had a total population of 70,522.^[1]

During the Syrian Civil War, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant seized control of the town in September 2013.^[5]

In March 2015, Kurds from the People's Protection Units (YPG), alongside Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels, launched an attack to take control of the strategic town.^[6][7] On July 27, 2015, the town came under the control of Kurdish YPG forces.^[8][9]

On 29 January 2025, as a result of a Turkish airstrike 13 people were killed and 20 others wounded.^[10]

See also

• Battle of Sarrin (June–July 2015)