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TheEastern Hama offensive (2017) was amilitary operation conducted by theSyrian Army againstIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) with the goal to secure the Ithriyah-Sheikh Hilal road, the government supply line towardsAleppo , and advance towards Wadi Auzain.[ 16]
On 31 May, the Syrian Arab Army and its allies, supported by theRussian Air Force , began an offensive towards the IS stronghold ofUqayribat ,[ 17] in the eastern part of theSalamiyah District inHama Governorate .[ 18] The next day, a new batch of government reinforcements arrived for the offensive.[ 19] Uqayribat had been used by ISIL as a launching pad for attacks onSalamiyah . On 3 June, Syrian and Russian warplanes carried out more than 30 air strikes ISIL positions. Heavy artillery and missiles were also used.[ 20]
During the morning of 5 June, the Syrian Arab Army, supported by the NDF, started an operation on a second axis against ISIL to the south of Sheikh Hilal. Before the ground attack, ISIL positions were hit by non-stop air strikes and artillery shelling.[ 21] The next day, the Army captured two towns south-east of Sheikh Hilal.[ 16]
On 12 June, the Syrian Army senttechnicals , anti-aircraft guns and artillery pieces mounted on trucks to the area.[ 22] Four days later, government forces restarted the offensive, capturing the large hilltop of Tal Dabbart Debah and then shifting their attention to the Aqareb Dam.[ 23] During 18 June, the Army captured four villages north of Uqayribat, along the road betweenIthriya andAl-Saan .[ 24] [ 25]
The following month, Desert Hawks alongside the NDF and Liwa al-Quds secured the villages of Um Tuwaynah, al-Hardaneh and al-Qatshiyah, south of theSalamiyah -Ithriyah road, thus securing the supply line to Aleppo city.[ 26]
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