Kurin, Syria

Kurin (كورين, also spelled Korin) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located southwest of Idlib. Nearby localities include the district center Ariha and Nahlaya to the southeast, Maataram and Urum al-Jawz to the south, Basanqul to the southwest, Ayn Shib to the northwest and Faylun to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kurin had a population of 5,488 in the 2004 census.

Syrian Civil War
During the Syrian civil war, the village came under control of the jihadist group Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), operating under the Syrian Salvation Government.

In the early hours of 21 August 2023, at least 13 HTS fighters were killed in Russian airstrikes on a militant-held house in the village.