Units of the Syrian Army have redeployed on Thursday outside the central Syrian city of Hama after fierce battles against terrorists of Hayaat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS).

The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) quoted the General Command of the Army and Armed Forces as saying that the army units withdrew to positions outside the central Syrian city.

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According to the statement, the army engaged in fierce confrontations over recent days to repel the relentless assaults carried out by terrorist organizations. These groups attacked from multiple axes, utilizing substantial numbers, various military equipment, and suicide units.

Despite suffering heavy losses, the terrorist groups managed to penetrate several areas of the city. The statement noted that the army’s redeployment was aimed at safeguarding civilian lives and avoiding urban combat that could endanger residents.

“In the face of intensified clashes and the martyrdom of several of our soldiers, the terrorist groups managed to breach multiple axes in Hama,” the statement read. “To protect the lives of civilians and prevent battles from taking place within the city, our military units stationed there have repositioned outside it.”

Earlier on Thursday, SANA quoted a military source as saying that our forces operating in Hama countryside are engaged in fierce battles against the armed terrorist organizations and inflicting heavy losses on them in lives and equipment, and the joint Syrian-Russian air force, artillery and missile forces are targeting terrorist gatherings and convoys in their locations and axes of movement.

Source: Syrian Media