The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the National Defense Forces (NDF) have captured the village of Hasnawi and the nearby hills from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda) in the northeastern Hama countryside.
According to pro-government sources, the SAA and the NDF are now able to consolidate their positions east of Um Sahreej and to prepare for an advance on this Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-held village.
This advance is ongoing amid the continued clashes between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement in the southwestern Aleppo countryside and Idlib countryside.