Syrian Army Reinforces Defense of Hama Following Recent Terrorist Surge (VIDEO)

Syrian army reinforcements are arriving in Hama ahead of an operation to regain government-held territory which had been attacked by armed militants in the province, a military source told Sputnik.

For the third day, the Syrian army is repelling attacks from groups of armed militants in Hama province, which lies north of Homs and around 180km north of Damascus in Western Syria.

On Thursday, a military source told Sputnik that Jabhat Fatah al Sham (formerly the al-Nusra Front) and other Islamist groups had attacked several villages to the north of the city of Hama in Syria, killing over two dozen people.

On Friday, a military source said that the militants are trying to oust the Syrian army from strategic positions in Hama province, which are part of important logistics routes to various areas, including eastern Aleppo. 

This short video shows Syrian army soldiers defending Hama from a terrorist attack.

The attack was launched from the village of Soran, where the terrorists attempted to use cars packed with explosives to blow up Syrian military positions. However, the cars blew up before they reached their targets. 

The Syrian army is supported by the Russian and Syrian air forces, which have inflicted heavy losses on the terrorists, the source said.

Clashes between government forces and the militants continue in the villages of Maardas and Rahba. Ahead of its operation to recover lost territory, the army has reinforced its positions at Zine al-Abidin, a mountain overlooking the city of Hama from the north, and Hama airport.

On Friday, the television channel al-Mayadeen reported that the Syrian army north of Hama had killed a field commander from the militant group Tahrir al-Sham, which is subordinate to Jabhat Fatah al Sham (al-Nusra Front).