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On Friday, November 27, armed opposition groups that launched an attack against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria captured Hama today, following Aleppo, Idlib, and Tel Rifaat.
THEY ESTABLISHED CONTROL IN THE CITY CENTER
Opposition groups that seized the neighborhoods of Mezarib, Sanayi, and Arbain in the city center entered the inner parts of the city and established control there.
THE ARMY REPOSITIONED OUTSIDE THE CITY
Meanwhile, a written statement from the Syrian regime's army indicated that the army repositioned outside the city after opposition groups entered.
THEY RELEASED HUNDREDS OF PRISONERS FROM THE PRISON
Armed opposition groups announced that they had also taken control of the prison in Hama and released hundreds of prisoners from the facility.
DEVELOPMENTS IN SYRIA
On November 27, clashes began between the Assad regime forces and opposition armed groups in the western rural area of Aleppo province in northern Syria. On November 28, opposition armed groups rapidly advanced from the western rural area of Aleppo towards the center, capturing a large part of the center by November 30.
On November 30, armed groups that took control of the Han Shaykhun district advanced into Hama province. In the Freedom Dawn Operation launched by the Syrian National Army against the terrorist organization PKK/YPG in the rural area of Aleppo on December 1, the district center of Tel Rifaat was liberated from terrorism.
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