Kabani, Syria


Kabani or Kabanah is a Syrian town in the Al-Haffah District in Latakia Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kabani had a population of 902 in the 2004 census.

During the Syrian Civil War

In 2016, Kabani was under the control of the Free Syrian Army's 1st Coastal Division. It witnessed over a dozen consecutive military attacks to control it by the Syrian Army, since it is one of the highest points in Jabal al-Akrad, that overlooks the Al-Ghab Plains, and from where the rebels still had the ability to shell government strongholds like Qardaha. Despite numerous attempts by the Syrian army to conquer the city, rebels have succeeded in countering every Syrian army attack, until the latest offensive from 31 May 2020.