The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The rebel and Islamic factions advance in the northern countryside of Hama

Hama Province:

violent clashes are still taking place between the regime forces backed by gunmen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions in the vicinity of M’aarkbeh village and al-Masasneh area in the northern countryside of Hama, and the reports confirmed that the rebel and Islamic factions have took control of M’aarkbeh village, amid continued heavy shelling by the regime forces on the clashes areas, while the regime forces targeted with cannon shells and heavy machineguns areas in the towns of Al-Latamneh and KafrZitta in the northern countryside north of, while areas in the town of al-Ziyara and the villages of Mansoura and Tal Waset in Sahl al-Ghab at the northwestern countryside of  Hama were  shelled by the regime forces, the regime forces also bombed areas in the town of Aqrab in the southern countryside of Hama, clashes also are taking place between the rebel and Islamic Factions against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them near Talaf village in the southern countryside of Hama, no reports of casualties.