Violent clashes in Maardis town after 3 unsuccessful attacks by the regime forces to control it

Hama Province, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:
The violent clashes are still taking place since the dawn of today between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions, where the regime forces managed to advance and regain control of parts of Maardis town in the northern countryside of Hama, after three failed attempts today of which several members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them were killed and captured, while clashes were accompanied by heavy and intense shelling by the regime forces and warplanes targeting the clash areas, while the regime forces managed hours ago to control of the village of Alexandria, and clashes are taking place in the vicinity of Alexandria in an attempt by factions to regain control of it, while warplanes targeted areas in Sirmaniyah town in Sahl al-Ghab at the northwestern countryside of Hama, while the factions targeted positions of the regime forces in Jurin camp area in Sahl al-Ghab at the northwestern countryside of Hama, the factions also launched more than 20 rockets on positions of the regime forces at Zine al Abidin Mountain, no information about casualties, while warplanes bombed areas in Qantara village at the southern countryside of Hama, no information about casualties yet.