Who controls Hama? Clarification from a Syrian military source

Quotes Syrian News Agency A military source said: “There is no truth in the news circulated by terrorist websites and some channels that talk about terrorists entering the city.” mother-in-law From any direction.”

The source added: “The situation in the whole city of Hama is normal and safe.”

He continued: “Our armed forces are stationed at deployment points near and far from the city and in all directions and are fully prepared to repel and face any possible attack.”

and Syrian army A “counterattack” in Hama governorate in central Syria, while the city of Hama was declared secured at about 20 kilometers after killing a number of members of armed organizations and destroying their vehicles.

As mentioned Syrian Observatory for Human Rights The Syrian army has been able to drive out the armed factions, which have made major advances in the north of the country after an offensive that began last week.

The Observatory explained that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its allied factions failed to control Mount Zain al-Abidin near the city of Hama after fierce fighting with Syrian forces, who launched a counterattack with air support after midnight on Tuesday and Wednesday. .

Armed factions made their biggest advance in years last week, seizing control of the city of Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city, in a surprise attack that upended a long-static situation on the front lines and further destabilized an already war-torn region. Gaza.

The UN envoy in Syria, Geir Pedersen, warned Security CouncilHe stressed on Tuesday evening that the situation is “very unstable and dangerous” and said that Syria faces the risk of “further division, deterioration and destruction”.