The additional military action comes after Syria's President Bashar al Assad said the regime will defeat 'terrorists and their supporters' as he addressed the offensive for the first time.
The Syrian military has rushed reinforcements into the Hama province, in a bid to push back insurgents who are advancing into the area after seizing Aleppo. The rebels, led by the Salafi jihadi group, Hayat Tahrir al Sham, took over most of Syria's second-largest city on Saturday and claim to have also entered the city of Hama.
At least 327 people, including 44 civilians, have been killed since the operation started on Wednesday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Thousands of people have also reportedly been displaced after the escalation in violence. Syria's armed forces said on Saturday that insurgents had entered large parts Aleppo but claimed they had not established bases or checkpoints.
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