Syrian insurgents entered parts of Hama city after three days of intense clashes with government forces, in what is part of a larger offensive that also included the seizure of Aleppo. Displaced people in Tabqa city highlight the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
BEIRUT — Syria n insurgents said they entered parts of the central city of Hama on Thursday after three days of intense clashes with government forces on its outskirts, part of an ongoing offensive in which they also seized Syria 's largest city of Aleppo .
The offensive is being led by the jihadi group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as well as an umbrella group of Turkish-backed Syrian militias called the Syrian National Army. Their sudden capture of the northern city of Aleppo, an ancient business hub, was a stunning prize for Assad's opponents and reignited the conflict which had been largely stalemated for the past few years.
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the renewed fighting, which began with the surprise opposition offensive Nov. 27. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said gunmen have entered parts of the city, mainly the neighborhoods of Sawaaeq and Zahiriyeh to the northwest. It added that gunmen are also on the edge of the northwestern neighborhood of Kazo.
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