SAA pushes terrorist groups 20 km away from Hama, clashes continue
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The Syrian Arab Army has made significant advances against terrorist groups in Hama, pushing them farther from the city as clashes persist in surrounding areas.
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This Jan. 27, 2020, photo, shows Syrian Arab Army soldiers chant slogans of victory as they hold their rifles, in western Aleppo, Syria, after its liberation. (SANA)
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has pushed armed terrorist groups more than 20 km away from the city's neighborhoods, an Al Mayadeen correspondent reported Wednesday.
Our correspondent also noted that Hama is experiencing a normal working day following a very difficult night due to a misleading media campaign that urged residents to stay indoors.
He also reported hearing the sounds of battles, which have now moved 20 km away from the city after the terrorists retreated towards the northwestern countryside of Hama.
The current battles are concentrated between the Syrian Arab Army and the terrorist groups in the northwest of Hama and along the Zayn al-Abidin Mountain axis in the northeast of the city.
In Aleppo, our correspondent reported that a successful Russian-mediated evacuation has moved students from the Military Engineering Academy to safety.
Syrian Army advances in Aleppo countryside as terror lines collapse
The lines of terrorist organizations, which took over several towns in Syria, are "dramatically collapsing," in the countryside of Aleppo and Hama, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported.
A counteroffensive led by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) on the road linking the towns of Khanaser, in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, to the town of Ithriyah in the northern outskirts of Hama's countryside, is achieving great success.
The towns, nearly 50 km apart, link the two governorates and the extermination of terrorists in the area will allow for a deeper advance of SAA and allied forces into the southern countryside of Aleppo.
According to our correspondent, the SAA, early on Tuesday, began its advance into the town of al-Safeera, which is 35 km north of al-Khanaser and around 20 km to the southeast of Aleppo City.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent also reported, citing informed sources in Aleppo, that Ukranian militants have been spotted in the city alongside terrorists.
The terror offensive launched by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other insurgent groups, including the Turkish-backed National Army, has been accompanied by accusations of foreign powers providing support, with claims of Ukrainian backing fueling the escalation.
Particularly, Ukraine has been accused of providing HTS terrorists with FPV drones and other explosive drones, as well as the know-how to conduct coordinated assaults between ground forces and drone operators.
Meanwhile, the Syrian government continues to rally regional and international support against the onslaught. Moreover, Resistance factions and other allies continue to provide the Syrian government with personnel and equipment to thwart the goals of terrorists and their backers.
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