Atme اطمه | |
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Town | |
  Atme | |
| Coordinates:36°18′40″N36°41′11″E / 36.31111°N 36.68639°E /36.31111; 36.68639 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Harem |
| Subdistrict | Al-Dana |
| Control | Syrian transitional government |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 2,255 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Atme (Arabic:اطمه,romanized: ‘Aṭma, also spelledAtma,Atima,Atmeh) is a town in northernSyria, administratively part of theIdlib Governorate, located north ofIdlib and just east of theborder withTurkey.[2] It lies southeast of Deir Ballut, south ofJindires, northwest ofQah and north ofSarmada andal-Dana. In theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics' 2004 census, it had a population of 2,255.[1]
The Olive Tree Camp is a refugee camp that emerged during theSyrian Civil War. According toBianet, about 80,000 people live in tents in the camp.[3] Since October 2013, internally displaced Syrians who failed to cross over toTurkey started settling between the olive trees. A new wave of refugees was triggered by theSyrian offensive in 2019.[4][5]
A 150-year-oldoak tree in Atme was cut down by members ofISIS in November 2013. They accused the locals of venerating the tree instead ofGod.[6] The town was under the control ofHayat Tahrir al-Sham until its disbandment following theFall of the Assad Regime.
In February 2023, the town was hit by the2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake, leading to at least 11 deaths.
IS leaderAbu Ibrahim al-Qurashi killed himself during a raid byUS special forces on a house in Atme on 3 February 2022.[7] According to theSyrian Observatory for Human Rights, thirteen other people, including seven civilians, died during the raid, which was noted by the media for its intensity.[8]
Many of the local residents were "shocked" about the presence of Quraishi in the town, including Quraishi's landlord, who was unaware that his tenant was the leader of IS.[9]
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