The Syrian opposition factions seized the 87th Brigade, an important stronghold of the regime forces and Iranian-backed militias near the city of Hama, central Syria, after violent battles that resulted in deaths, injuries, and the destruction of heavy machinery.
The military operations room of the "Deterrence of Aggression" operations room said that the factions were able to liberate the "87th Brigade" near the city of Hama, after violent battles with Assad's forces and the "25th Special Tasks Division" led by Major General "Suhail al-Hassan" known as "the Tiger", which resulted in deaths and injuries.
The military operations department of the "Deterrence of Aggression" operations room was able to take control of the armored vehicles school on Tuesday evening, which was considered a landing place for helicopters that were dropping explosive barrels on populated cities and towns in Idlib and its countryside, Hama countryside, and Aleppo. It is one of the most prominent strongholds of the "25th Special Tasks" division, in addition to taking control of the town of "Kafraa and Tal Kafraa", which includes the division's command headquarters.
Today, Tuesday, the revolutionary factions were able to control the villages and towns of "Al-Rahjan", "Sarha Al-Shamalia", "Sarha Al-Janoubi", "Abu Al-Ghar", "Abu Lafa", "Al-Mustariha", "Bioud" and "Tharwat" in the eastern Hama countryside, and "Qalaat Al-Madiq", "Souran", "Halfaya", "Maardis", "Taybat Al-Imam", "Tal Al-Nasiriyah", "Khattab" and "Rahbat Khattab" in the northern Hama countryside, and "Al-Huwaiz", "Al-Sharia", "Bab Al-Taqah", "Al-Tuwaina", "Al-Hawash", "Al-Huwaija", "Beit Al-Ras", "Al-Hamra", "Al-Amqiya", "Tanjara", "Al-Karkat" and "Al-Mustariha" in the northwestern Hama countryside, central Syria,
In addition to controlling the strategic "Maarshhur" near the city of Hama, amid continuous advances towards the city entrances.
On Tuesday, more than 100 members of Assad's forces were killed, most of them from the "25th Special Tasks Division", specifically the "Al-Tarameeh" Regiment, which is deployed in the town of "Qamhana" north of Hama city, in addition to the destruction of more than 5 tanks and military vehicles, as a result of violent battles during the control of those villages and towns in the countryside of the province.
Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the renewed outbreak of conflict in Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone, Erdogan’s office said in a post on X on Tuesday.
Erdogan and Putin spoke as Syrian opposition fighters advancing against government forces pushed close on Tuesday to the major city of Hama, the opposition and a war monitor said, after their sudden capture of Aleppo last week rocked President Bashar al-Assad.
Erdogan told Putin that Turkey supports Syria’s territorial integrity and strives for a just and lasting solution in Syria, the statement said.
Erdogan also talked with the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday that Turkey’s priority was keeping calm borders and that Assad regime needs to engage in a real political process to de-escalate events in its north
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“Erdogan stated that Turkey, in accordance with its national security and interests, is taking steps to prevent the PKK terrorist organization and its extensions from taking advantage of the developments and would take (further) steps,” Turkey’s presidency said in a readout of a phone call.
Erdogan also told al-Sudani during the call that Turkey valued Syria’s territorial integrity, unity and stability, adding that Ankara wanted to avoid civilian deaths, the presidency said.
Opposition forces swept into the city of Aleppo, east of Idlib province, on Friday night, forcing the army to redeploy in the biggest challenge to President Bashar al-Assad in years.
The opposition forces are a coalition of Turkey-backed mainstream secular armed groups along with Hyat Tahrir al Sham, a group that is the opposition’s most formidable military force.
Hyat Tahrir al Sham is designated a terrorist group by the US, Russia, Turkey and other states. Al-Assad is a close ally of Moscow.
The war, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced many millions, has ground on since 2011 with no formal end. But most major fighting halted years ago after Iran and Russia helped al-Assad’s government win control of most land and all major cities.
Aleppo had been firmly held by the government since a 2016 victory there, one of the war’s major turning points, when Russian-backed Syrian forces besieged and laid waste to opposition-held eastern areas of what had been the country’s largest city.
Zaman Al Wasl
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