The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

In response to the regime, Russia and Geneva, the factions advance in the northern countryside of Hama, and violent clashes in the western neighborhood of Sheikh Meskin

Hama Province:
Violent clashes are still taking place between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them from Syrian, Arab and Asian nationalities against Jund al-Aqsa in the areas of al-Bwayda, al-Syriatel, Lahaya, Byout Nazzal, al-Madrasah, al-Fileh and Bayt Abdullah in the northern countryside of Hama, also clashes are taking place between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against Jabhat Al-Nusra (al-Qaeda in Levant) , al-Sham Corps, Forsan al-Haq Brigade and al-Ezza Army in the areas of al-Masasneh, Zlin, South M’aarkbeh, al-Zallaqiyyat and Sheleyot in the northern countryside of Hama, and also clashing are taking place between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against al-Wosta Division, al-Sham Corps and other factions in the areas of al-Jbin and al-Dahra School in areas of the northern countryside of Hama, while it rose 8 the number of vehicles of the regime forces which were targeted by factions, including tanks and armored vehicles, which damaged it confirmed reports about casualties in the ranks of the regime forces, the factions were also able to take a tank and a vehicle from the regime forces in al-Bwayda area, in conjunction with the continued bombing by the regime forces and the airstrikes of regime’s and Russian warplanes on the clashing areas, amid advancement for the factions and controlling 6 checkpoints and al-Bwayda village, which led to the deaths of 14 members from the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, and information about more casualties in the ranks of both parties, this advancement allows the factions to target Hama airbase by medium-range missiles, while the helicopters bombed areas in towns and villages of Lahaya, M’aarkbeh, Hasraya and Al-Lataminah in the northern countryside of Hama, no information about casualties, also a boy from the town of Al-Lataminah was killed on the Syrian–Turkish border, and the activists accused the Turkish border guards of targeting and killing him while he was trying to reach the Syrian territory, while the Islamic factions targeted using several missiles positions for the regime forces in the vicinity of Maa’rdis area in the northern ​​countryside of Hama, no information about casualties in the ranks of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them yet, while warplanes bombed areas in Kafr Zita town and Hasraya village the northern countryside, no information about injuries.

 

Daraa Province:
Clashes continued in several areas at the town of Sheikh Meskin in the northern countryside of Daraa between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them from Syrian, Arab and Asian nationalities against the rebel and Islamic Factions and Jabhat Al-Nusra (al-Qaeda in Levant ), where the last mentioned managed to advance and enter the west neighborhood of the city, in an attempt to regain control of the entire town, and the violent clashes between both of them coincided with heavy bombardment by the regime forces on the clashing areas, and mutual targeting between them, which killed several fighters and killed members from the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.