Forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad in ‘violent confrontations’ with armed groups in Hama, according to reports
Syrian insurgents fighting forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have launched attacks in the central province of Hama, threatening to cut off government troops from a key route linking the capital, Damascus, with rebel-held Aleppo.
The army was engaging in “violent confrontations” with armed groups in Hama, the Syrian state news agency Sana reported.
