Haji Kusa

Haji Kusa (حاجي كوسة; Hacı Köse, lit. 'beardless pilgrim') is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. It is located in a sparsely populated area, some 18 km east of al-Rai, 22 km northeast of al-Bab and 27 km west of Manbij. Administratively part of Nahiya al-Rai in al-Bab District, the village is inhabited by Turkmen and had a population of 1,011 as per the 2004 census. On 12 November 2016, Haji Kusa was captured by the Syrian National Army from ISIS.