On January 30, ISIS lost the hills of Rasm Dahil and Tawilah to the Syrian Arab Army in northeastern Hama. On January 31, government forces continued their advance against the terroist group and liberated the villages of Al-Aww, Abyan and Jubb Zrayq in the same area.
The entire ISIS-held area in northeastern Hama is not fortified singificantly. However, mobile units of the terrorist group still pose a significant threat to the army.