Al-Suwar
Al-Suwar is a town in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, located along the Khabur river, north-east of Deir ez-Zor. In 2004, there were 5297 inhabitants.History
In the past, most scholars identified al-Suwar with Suru, the capital city of Aramean state Bit-Halupe at the time of Tukulti-Ninurta II; however, Suru is now generally identified with nearby Tell Fiden instead. Edward Lipinski instead identified al-Suwar with the town of *Ṣūriḫ or *Ṣuwariḫ '', the first town mentioned by the king Adad-nirari II in the province of Laqe on the Khabur river.Civil war
During the Syrian Civil War, the town fell under ISIL occupation until it was liberated by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces during an offensive in September 2017.
