The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The regime forces control more ISIS-held areas in the besieged circle within the countryside of 3 neighboring provinces

Violent clashes are taking place between the regime forces and their allied militiamen of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities against ISIS in areas in the northeastern countryside of Hama, where the regime forces managed to advance again in the area, and the SOHR monitored the regime forces trying to control more areas and disperse the organization forces through dividing into parts the besieged area located between the northeastern countryside of Idlib and the southeastern countryside of Hama and the southern countryside of Aleppo, through advancing and trying to establish a passage to reach their forces stationed in the countryside of Hama and the outskirts of Aleppo countryside, and the clashes are accompanied by ongoing withdrawals by ISIS in the area.