Syrian forces regain key areas in Hama

DAMASCUS, Dec. 02 (YPA) – The Syrian Armed Forces bolstered its defenses in the northern Hama countryside, reclaiming key areas from terrorist groups, including Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, while preparing for a counteroffensive, the army said Sunday.

In a statement, the ministry confirmed that military reinforcements, including personnel, heavy equipment, and rocket launchers, had arrived in northern Hama to support and bolster its forces in the area.

“Units of the Syrian armed forces operating in northern Hama reinforced their defensive lines overnight with additional personnel, firepower, and equipment, effectively repelling attacks by terrorist armed groups,” the statement read.

The ministry added that the army successfully secured several strategic areas, including Qala’at Al-Madiq and Ma’ardis, eliminating dozens of militants while others fled.

The ministry also reported that joint Syrian-Russian warplanes intensified their precise airstrikes on the escape routes, positions, headquarters, and weapons depots of the fleeing terrorists, resulting in direct hits and leaving dozens of them dead or injured.

Meanwhile, the Syrian Army’s General Command confirmed that the ongoing confrontation with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, which began last Wednesday. It announced plans to transition into a counterattack to reclaim all areas under militant control.

In the same context, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that seven members of “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” and affiliated factions were killed due to the explosion of several booby-trapped rockets in a warehouse in the town of Khan Shaykhun in the southern countryside of Idlib.

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