Ayn Issa[2] (also Ain Issa; Arabic: عين عيسى, "Eye of Jesus"; Kurdish: Bozanê)[3] is a town in the Tell Abyad District of Raqqa Governorate in Syria and a capital for the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.

It is located halfway between the Syria–Turkey border town of Tell Abyad and the regional capital Raqqa.

[6] On 14 October 2019, the Syrian Army entered and established joint control over Ayn Issa after an agreement with the SDF to prevent the Turkish offensive in the area.

[9] On November 8 2024 a family of 11 civilians including women and children were killed in a Turkish drone attack on Ayn Issa.

[14] On December 1, Lebanon's al-Akhbar newspaper reported that the SDF managed to ambush Turkish-backed forces, killing 30 fighters.