Syrian, Russian Forces Launch Massive Attacks on Terrorist Positions Near Homs and Hama

Syrian forces carried out a redeployment from the cities of Suwayda and Daraa, creating a strong line of defense in these directions, ministry also noted earlier.

"Our forces located in Daraa and Suwayda carried out a redeployment, creating a strong line of defense in these directions after terrorists attacked military checkpoints located in the distance in order to distract our forces, which started to regain control in Homs and Hama provinces," the statement said.

The terrorist group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham*, alongside other armed formations of the so-called Syrian opposition, launched a large-scale operation on November 29, advancing from northern Idlib toward the cities of Aleppo and Hama. By the following day, November 30, the terrorists had seized control of Syria’s second-largest city and its surroundings, including the international airport and the Kuweires military airfield.

Following the capture of Aleppo, the terrorist groups attempted to advance toward the city of Hama, seizing the town of Maarrat al-Nu'man. On December 1, however, the Syrian army command announced that the terrorist advance in Hama had been halted and that government forces had launched a counteroffensive, recapturing several settlements previously taken by the militants.