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Draft:Battle of Hama (2024)

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On 30 November 2024, Syrian opposition groups led by Tahrir al-Sham entered the pro-government-held city of Hama. The battle began on the fourth day of a large scale rebel offensive.

Background

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On 27 November 2024, Syrian opposition groups led by Tahrir al-Sham launched an offensive on pro-government forces in Northwestern Syria. The offensive, the first of its kind by any side in the conflict since March 2020 Idlib ceasefire, resulted in the rapid capture of dozens of villages by the opposition forces. During the offensive, rebels reportedly seized 70 sites in the provinces of Aleppo and Idlib and about 10,000 civilians fled the fighting to the Idlib countryside, northwestern Syria. And on November 30th HTS was able to control most of Aleppo with the rest being controlled by Kurdish forces.

Battle

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1:04PM GMT

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At aproximatly 1:04 GMT rebels announced that they hadcontrol over the city of Khan Sheikhoun, 30KM north of Hama.

2PM GMT

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Then within 1 hour after there were reports of opposition groups seizing the towns of Morek, Kafr Zita and Marzeta, 25KM north of Hama.

3:41PM GMT

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There were inital reports that the Syrian opposition took control of the town of Maardis, 10KM north of Hama.

5:12PM GMT

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Videos released show rebels entering Hama

5:20PM GMT

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Rebels entered the "Arbaeen" neighborhood in Hama city

6:11PM GMT

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There were reports that the opposition controls the town of Qamhana(5KM north of Hama) after battles against the Pro-Assad forces near Hama, central Syria.

References

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