Regime forces advance in Sahl Al-Ghab after a violent attack carried out on the area, and intensive aerial bombardment target Hama
Hama Province:
Violent clashes are taking place between the rebel and Islamic factions against the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them in the areas of Kherbet al-Naqous and al-Mansoura in Sahl al-Ghab in the northwest countryside of Hama after the regime forces attacked the area, the clashes coincided with heavy shelling by the regime forces on the clash area amid advancement for the regime forces and gaining control over wide parts of both areas, the regime forces took control at the 4th of July of the villages of al-Karim, Qabr Feddah and al-Ashrafyyeh in Sahl al-Ghab after violent clashes with the rebel and Islamic factions accompanied by heavy and intense bombardment by the regime forces warplanes and helicopters, while the helicopters intensively shelled areas in KafrZitta town in the northern countryside of Hama and other areas in the agricultural lands between al-Latamneh town and Lahaya village in the northern countryside, followed by shelling by the regime forces on areas in al-Latamneh town, they also shelled areas in the village of Jeser Bayt Ras in the northwestern countryside of Hama, no information about casualties.
The rebel battalion targeted positions of the regime forces in Sahl al-Ghab, and information about casualties for the regime forces.
Clashes took place between the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them against the Islamic factions and Jabhat Al-Nusra (al-Qaeda in Levant) after an attack by the last mentioned on 2 regime forces checkpoints on the road of al-Salamiyyeh – Al-Raqqah in the eastern countryside of Hama amid advancement for the fighters and information about their control over the two checkpoints and information about casualties in both sides.