Syrian military and rebels clash over key city control in fresh wave of fighting
Syria reports pushing back rebel forces near important city of Hama‚ while opposition groups claim victory in capturing soldiers. Recent days saw major territorial changes in Aleppo and Idlib regions
The syrian government forces claim theyʼve stopped rebel groups trying to move towards the key-city of Hama (which sits in the middle of the country). Fighting has gotten more intense in these past days
Opposition groups say theyve had success: taking both syrian soldiers and iran-backed fighters as prisoners during hard-fought battles. The rebels have been pretty busy lately — making big moves in the northern parts of the country
The anti-Assad forces got control of big chunks of Aleppo (syrias biggest city); they also took over some towns in south Idlib. These wins show how the map of control is changing fast in this part of syria
- Towns near Hama saw heavy fighting
- Government troops set-up defense lines
- Iran-backed groups joined the battle
- Rebels gained ground in multiple areas
The whole situation around Hama is super-important because its right in the middle of everything — whoever controls it can move troops and supplies north-south really easy
