On Saturday, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and National Defense Forces (NDF) killed 30 fighters of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda) during the clashes in the northern Ham countryside, according to the Hezbollah media wing in Syria. The SAA also destroyed a tank, and a vehicle armed with 23mm gun of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) according to the source.
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The media outlet added that the SAA artillery shelled positions of HTS in al-Hamdaniya, Tell Maraq, Khwein al-Kabir, Umm Elkhalayel, Musheirifat Tell Khanzer, al-Tubiyah, Tell Khanzer, Atshan and Sukayk villages in the northern Hama countryside.
Meanwhile, the HTS-linked news agency Iba’a announced that Abu Dali village in the northern Hama countryside is still under the siege by HTS fighters. According to Iba’a, HTS fighters captured al-Asuad Hill south of Abu Dali, and destroyed a tank and a vehicle of the SAA during the last 24 hours.
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Syrian-pro government forces claimed that the SAA launched its counter-attack to recapture all lost positions in the northern Hama countryside and to break the Abu Dali village siege. However, so far no advance has been reported.
