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Syrian government forces have reopened a northeastern Hama front against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and liberated the village of Jakusiyah and al-Rahjan, the Hezbollah media wing in Syria reported on January 9.
The advance took place amid the intense fighting south of the Abu al-Duhur airbase in southern Idlib where HTS lost the villages of Rasm Hamideh, Astablat, Surouj and al-Adiliyah on the same day.
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Right now, the Syrian Army, the Tiger Forces and other pro-government units are deployed within about 5-6km south of the Abu al-Duhur area and in about 25km south of the nearest positions of government forces in southern Aleppo. The army advance in northeastern Hama would allow the Syrian military to increase pressure on militants in the entire area east and southeast of Abu al-Duhur.
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