Balyun
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Balyun () is a Syrian village located in Ihsim Nahiyah in Ariha District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Balyun had a population of 6,030 in the 2004 census.
== Syrian civil war == On 27 February 2020, the Syrian and Russian air forces struck a Turkish Armed Forces position in Balyun, killing at least 34 Turkish soldiers. Following the northwestern offensive, the town became mostly deserted, due to heavy aerial bombardment and artillery fire.
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