The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The rebel and Islamic factions advance in the northern countryside of Hama and violent clashes in the vicinity of Morek

Hama Province:
Violent clashes are taking place in Tal Osman area between the rebel and Islamic factions against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, amid violent and intense mutual shelling between both parties, and advancement for the factions in the area and taking control over areas used to be controlled by the regime forces and information reported that the rebel and Islamic factions took control of the entire hill, while the rebel and Islamic Factions targeted positions for the regime forces in Morek town and the villages of Tal Etman and al-Janabera in the northern countryside of Hama, which damaged a tank in Tal Etman for the regime forces and information about deaths and wound in its ranks, also the rebel factions targeted a tank for the regime forces in the checkpoint of al-Masasneh in the northern countryside of Hama using the American TOW missile which damaged it, amid mutual shelling between both sides in the vicinity of the checkpoint, while the regime forces shelled areas in al-Mestriha village in Jabal Shahshabu, but no information about injuries, also the warplanes carried out a raid on area in the town of Al-Lataminah in the northern countryside of Hama, also the helicopters dropped barrel bombs on areas in the vicinity of the villages of Lahaya and Latmin in the countryside of Hama, no information about casualties yet, also fierce battles are taking place in the vicinity of Morek city in the northern countryside of Hama between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions.