The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Rebel factions and Jund al-Aqsa regain control of wide areas of Morek town after year of regime’s control over it

Hama Province:
violent clashes continue inside the town of Morek at the northern countryside of Hama between the regime forces supported by NDF and fighters loyal to them from Syrian, Arab and Asian nationalities against the rebel and Islamic Factions and Jund al-Aqsa, amid new advancement for Jund al-Aqsa and the factions in the area and controlling the west side of the town, where the clashes accompanied by continued and mutual heavy shelling between both sides in addition to aerial bombardment on the clash areas, and confirmed information about more casualties among both parties, it should be noted that the regime forces regained control of the town of Morek in the 23rd of October 2014 after violent clashes against the rebel and Islamic factions and Al-Nusra Front (al-Qaeda in the Levant), also the towns and villages of Kafr Zita, Al-Lataminah, Kafrenbudeh, Latmin and Lahaya in the northern countryside of Hama are still having intensive heavy bombardment by the regime forces, while the Islamic factions renewed targeting places controlled by the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them in the areas of Salhab, Bridj and al-Jbin in the countryside of Hama, also the regime forces continue shelling places in Tal Hawash and Jabriya village in the northwestern countryside of Hama, while Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes on areas in the town of Al-Lataminah in the northern countryside of Hama, no information about casualties yet.