Hours after advance, armed opposition withdraws from government forces’ sites in Hama

North-Press Agency

At midnight on Sunday-Monday, armed opposition groups evacuated sites of Syrian government forces in the northern countryside of Hama, which they had recently seized, amid violent clashes and mutual shelling.

A field source told North-Press that armed opposition groups evacuated sites of Syrian government forces in al-Ghab Plain, which they took control of on Sunday morning, after violent clashes and mutual shelling between the two sides.

Armed opposition groups have been able to counter attempts by Syrian government forces to advance on the axis of al-Manara (al-Tanjra) village in the western countryside of Hama and have seized a tank from the government forces, according to the source.

On Sunday, Russian reconnaissance aircraft targeted al-Haluba village in Zawiya Mountain in southern Idlib countryside with several bombs.

The field source added that Syrian government forces continue to shell villages and areas in Zawiya Mountain and al-Ghab Plain.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that the clashes that took place yesterday and the ongoing artillery shelling resulted in the death of a woman, 32 members of the government forces, and 13 members of the armed opposition groups.

On Sunday, the armed opposition group Rouse the Believers Operations Room took control of al-Manara (Tanjara) village and three military points belonging to the Syrian government forces in al-Ghab Plain in northwestern Hama countryside.