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Surya, Batifa
Village in Kurdistan Region, Iraq From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Surya (Kurdish: سوریا, romanized: Suriyê) is a village in Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraq.[1]
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History
In 1969, the Ba'athist regime executed 39 men in the village.[2]
In September 2020, clashes between Turkish forces and the PKK occurred in the village, causing both the village and its surrounding areas to catch fire.[3]
In July 2022, the Turkish military shelled the village.[4]
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