Violent clashes inside Maardis town after the regime forces’ advancement, factions try to regain control of Alexandria

Hama Province, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:
The regime forces and militiamen loyal to them managed to advance at the northern countryside of Hama, where they broke into Maardis town, which is witnessing violent battles between the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions and Fath al-Sham Front, the regime forces have achieved that advancement after controlling the village of Alexandria, located to the south of Maardis, which is witnessing attempts by the factions to regain control of it, where the factions have carried out a counter attack on the area, accompanied by clashes and hit-and-run battels, with a heavy shelling by the regime forces on the clash areas, and targeting by the factions for vehicles of the regime forces.