The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements Sunday to push back insurgents from advancing farther into the northern countryside.
Syrian opposition fighters get on a motorcycle as opposition supporters stand on top of a captured army armoured vehicle in the town of Maarat al-Numan, southwest of Aleppo, Syria, on Saturday Nov. 30, 2024.BEIRUT — The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements Sunday to push back insurgents from advancing farther into the northern Hama countrysideThe insurgents led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham on Saturday and claimed to have entered the city of Hama.
The swift and surprise offensive is a huge embarrassment for Syria’s President Bashar Assad and raises questions about his armed forces’ preparedness. It also comes at a time when Assad’s allies — Iran and groups it backs and Russia — are preoccupied with their own conflicts. Government airstrikes overnight on Idlib city, the rebel-held bastion near Hama province and 65 kilometers southeast of Aleppo, killed four civilians and wounded 54 others, according to the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, that operates in opposition-held areas.
Britain-based opposition war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that government reinforcements created a “strong defensive line” in the northern Hama countryside.
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