The battles of the Syrian army are expanding in the Country sides of Hama and Latakia

The fighting in Hama and Latakia, where the military effort was concentrated in the town of Kafernabouda and the surrounding area of ​​Kabana, amid the absence of a clear role for the Turkish observation points and the “Sham Liberation Organization”.

The Syrian army’s continuous move into the northern Hama countryside is creating a ground for opening new hubs of operations that could later isolate important areas that for years have been the main strongholds of the armed factions.

The Syrian army’s control of the town of Kafernabouda allows an outpost to be moved eastward towards the Habit village, and / or westward towards the fortress known as Qalaat Al Madiq and Apamea Area.

The success of the move on any of the two axes would be a major gain for the army and its allies.

The Straits of the strait and its environs were one of the most prominent sites used to fire rockets into government control areas (the Hmeimim base).

To isolate an entire enclave comprising the towns of Morek, Al lataminah and Kafarzita.

One of the Leaders of Syrian Army, Tiger forces, of the Al Hossam groups was killed in the battles of the countryside of Hama.

However his death, didn’t loses the momentum on the part of the army, so that the day ends with more gains, latter the Syrian Army managed to strength its points inside the town and starts the attack.

The artillery boot on the town of Habit as well.

Late Wednesday night, the armed groups launched a new wave of attacks on the town, in parallel to intense pressure from the Tel Al Sakhr axis, which controls its southern main entrance.

The intensification of recent fighting has prompted the majority of civilians to flee the towns bordering the seam lines, especially the Habit, Kaferzita and Al Lataminah, and even Khan Sheikhoun, some of whom have begun to open channels of communication in an attempt to spare them large-scale military operations.

While there has been no noticeable change in the activity of the two Turkish observation points closest to the hot fronts in Morek and Shir Al Maghar, opposition circles dominated the speculation about the expected role of those points in the event of proximity of the clashes, to add to questions about the position of the «Al Sham Liberation Organization» of the current escalation, Especially with its almost complete absence from the military operations, in return for the faction of the Jaish Al Ezza who take the heavyweight on the fronts against the Syrian army.

The Security Council will hold a meeting to discuss developments in Idlib, while the question of the role of the “Al Sham Liberation Organization” will not be limited to the areas of Hama for now, where the Jaish Al Ezza who long held the area, while the «Al Sham Liberation Organization» doesn’t have military weight centers, but will also attend the countryside of Latakia.

According to the available information, the country side of Latakia will be an essential front during the upcoming days.

On Tuesday, the Syrian army managed to control the area of ​​Jorf Al Sakhr, which is the highest point of Mount Zweiqat.

During the first hours of the night, air raids and artillery intensified on the hills around Kabana, preparing for a ground operation aimed at controlling them.

The success of this will be a first step towards the extension of the escalation in the countryside of Latakia and in the direction of Jisr Al Shughur, especially as the town has a strategic location, near the outskirts of the plain of the jungle.

In parallel with the escalation in the field, the Security Council will hold a meeting to discuss developments in Idlib tomorrow behind closed doors, at the request of Kuwait, Belgium and Germany.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is expected to provide a briefing on the situation in Idlib in the light of recent developments.

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said that the agreement to “reduce the escalation” didn’t mention any point about “protecting terrorists” “or not targeting them.

This came in parallel with the declaration of the Russian Defense Ministry, addressing the air defenses of twelve missiles were aimed at the air base of Hmeimim, while some of the rockets fell on the towns in the vicinity of the airport.

Following a meeting between Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Russian minister and Turkish Foreign Minister Mouloud Gawishoglu discussed the latest developments in Syria without giving an official statement clarifying the content of the talks.

A sign at the same time as the escalation in Idlib appeared to be the visit of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to the Hatay district on Wednesday, and a number of local officials.

According to Turkish media, the meeting discussed “infrastructure works in liberated areas during the Olive Branch and the Shield of the Euphrates, as well as support for refugees who wish to return home”.