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East Hama offensive (2017)

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For the previous offensives, see Palmyra offensive (2017), Eastern Homs offensive (2017), East Aleppo offensive (January–April 2017), and Maskanah Plains offensive.

Eastern Hama offensive (2017)
Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in Syria
Date31 May – 18 June 2017
(2 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Salamiyah District, Eastern Hama Governorate, Syria
Result

Limited Army gains[2]

  • Offensive stalled
  • Syrian army capture 2 towns, 4 villages and a hilltop
Belligerents

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

 Russia
Allied militias:
Liwa al-Quds
Hezbollah[1]		 Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Units involved

Syrian Armed Forces

Russian Armed Forces

Hezbollah[1]

Islamic State Military of ISIL

The Eastern Hama offensive (2017) was a military operation conducted by the Syrian Army against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) with the goal to secure the Ithriyah-Sheikh Hilal road, the government supply line towards Aleppo, and advance towards Wadi Auzain.[16]

The offensive

See also: Syrian Desert campaign (May–July 2017)

On 31 May, the Syrian Arab Army and its allies, supported by the Russian Air Force, began an offensive towards the IS stronghold of Uqayribat,[17] in the eastern part of the Salamiyah District in Hama Governorate.[18] The next day, a new batch of government reinforcements arrived for the offensive.[19] Uqayribat had been used by ISIL as a launching pad for attacks on Salamiyah. On 3 June, Syrian and Russian warplanes carried out more than 30 air strikes ISIL positions. Heavy artillery and missiles were also used.[20]

During the morning of 5 June, the Syrian Arab Army, supported by the NDF, started an operation on a second axis against ISIL to the south of Sheikh Hilal. Before the ground attack, ISIL positions were hit by non-stop air strikes and artillery shelling.[21] The next day, the Army captured two towns south-east of Sheikh Hilal.[16]

On 12 June, the Syrian Army sent technicals, anti-aircraft guns and artillery pieces mounted on trucks to the area.[22] Four days later, government forces restarted the offensive, capturing the large hilltop of Tal Dabbart Debah and then shifting their attention to the Aqareb Dam.[23] During 18 June, the Army captured four villages north of Uqayribat, along the road between Ithriya and Al-Saan.[24][25] On 13 July, Desert Hawks alongside NDF and Liwa al-Quds secured villages of Um Tuwaynah, al-Hardaneh and al-Qatshiyah, south of Salamiyah-Ithriyah road, thus securing the supply line to Aleppo city.[26]

References

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  19. ^ "Prominent pro-government unit to participate in East Hama offensive against ISIS (PHOTOS)". 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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  22. ^ "VIDEO: Syrian Army sends nearly 100 military vehicles to defeat ISIS in eastern Hama". Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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  24. ^ "Syrian Army captures four villages in eastern Hama". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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  26. ^ "BREAKING: Pro-Syria forces achieve major advance against ISIS in east Hama". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

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