Latest Military Situation on the Northern Hama Front
On the eighth day of fighting, it appears that the Syrian army has consolidated and stabilized its defense lines in northern Hama, halting the militants’ advance on this axis.
Tahrir al-Sham and the militants of the so-called Fatah al-Mubin operations room have concentrated their attacks on the Jabal Zayn al-Abidin front.
Currently, the most intense clashes are ongoing in Maar Shahur and around Kafraa. The reports that militants have full control over Maar Shahur are inaccurate at this time. Given the Syrian army’s superiority from Jabal Kafraa to the surrounding areas, the village of Kafraa and its surroundings are not under militant control and, at worst, are abandoned by both sides.
Generally, as long as the important heights of Zayn al-Abidin and Kafraa remain under Syrian army control, militants will not be able to advance directly towards the city of Hama or capture Qomhanah.
Fighting continues on other fronts, including the Khattab front and north of Mahrada in the Tal Malah and al-Jalmah areas.
A brief overview of the conflict lines in northern Hama shows that the areas under control of the parties have returned to a situation similar to the lines of 2016 and 2017.
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