The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Explosion cause wound in Hama city and the regime forces carry out a counterattack and advance in areas in Sahl al-Ghab

Hama Province:

Violent clashes continue in the vicinity of the villages of al-Mshik and al-Bahsa and the outskirts of al-Mansoura town in Sahl al-Ghab at the northwestern countryside of Hama between the regime forces supported by gunmen villagers loyalists and other gunmen loyal to them from Syrian, Arab and Asian nationalities and Hezbollah against al-Haq Brigade, al- Sham Legion, Jaish al- Sunnah, the Infantry Divisions 111 and 101, Jund al- Aqsa, Jabhat al- Nusra, Ansar al-Sham, the Islamic Movement of Ahrar al- Sham, Ansar al-Dien Front, Soqur al-Ghab, Soqur al- Jabal Brigade, Junud al- Sham al- Shishan, Ajnad al- Sham, The Islamic Turkestan Party for the support to the Levant people and other rebel and Islamist factions amid continued heavy and mutual shelling and the airstrikes on the clash areas, and information about casualties in both sides, and the ongoing clashes resulted in advancement for the regime forces and their control over large parts of the villages of Bahsa and al-Mshik, while Islamic factions targeting using guided missile a machinegun for the regime forces in the town of al-Ziyara in the northwestern countryside of Hama which destroyed it, also the Islamic factions destroyed a vehicle for the regime forces using guided missile in the town of Mansoura in Sahl al-Ghab, and information about casualties for the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them, while the helicopters dropped two barrel bombs on areas in the town of Al-Latamneh in the northern countryside of Hama followed by shelling by regime forces on places in the city, also areas in the villages of Al-Hwash, al-Qahera and al-Ankawi, al-Emyqa, al-Zaqqum, al-Hwyja and Qastoun in Sahl al-Ghab were bombed intensively by helicopters, accompanied by shelling by regime forces on areas in the villages of al-Hwayz, al-Hawash and al-Ankawi in Sahl al-Ghab which caused injuries, also clashes took place between the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them against the “Islamic State”  in the area of al-Mfakker in the eastern countryside of Hama, amid airstrikes and shelling and by the regime forces on the clash areas, and information on casualties among both sides, while an explosion was heard in al-Sharia neighborhood in Hama, was caused by an IED placed inside a motorcycle in the neighborhood, which injured More than 8 people.