▁S agh ir , ▁Ka fr ▁ Ş agh ī r , ▁Ka fr ▁as ▁Saf ir ▁or ▁literally ▁Little ▁Ka fr ) ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁northern ▁Sy ria , ▁administr atively ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mount ▁S ime on ▁District ▁of ▁the ▁Ale ppo ▁Governor ate , ▁just ▁north west ▁of ▁Ale ppo . ▁Near by ▁local ities ▁include ▁Rat yan , ▁Bay an oun ▁and ▁May er ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁An ad an , ▁Hur ay tan ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁Ka fr ▁Ham rah ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁Sh ay kh ▁Naj jar ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Sy ria ▁Central ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Statistics ▁( C BS ), ▁Ka fr ▁S agh ir ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 , 1 3 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁census . ▁Ka fr ▁S agh ir ▁has ▁a ▁largely ▁Kur d ish ▁population . ▁ ▁Sy rian ▁civil ▁war ▁ ▁During ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Ka fr ▁S agh ir ▁received ▁in ▁infl ux ▁of ▁Kur ds ▁from ▁nearby ▁Tell ▁A ran ▁and ▁Tal ▁Has el . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁during ▁Operation ▁Can opus ▁Star , ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁military ▁with ▁help ▁from ▁Republican ▁Gu ards ▁and ▁He z bol lah ▁captured ▁Ka fr ▁S agh ir ▁from ▁opposition ▁forces . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁I SI L ▁killed ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁Kur d ish ▁and ▁Arab