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East Hama offensive (2017)

For the previous offensives, see Palmyra offensive (2017), Eastern Homs offensive (2017), East Aleppo offensive (January–April 2017), and Maskanah Plains offensive.

Eastern Hama offensive (2017)
Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in Syria
Date31 May – 18 June 2017
(2 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Salamiyah District, Eastern Hama Governorate, Syria
Result

Limited Army gains[2]

  • Offensive stalled
  • Syrian army capture 2 towns, 4 villages and a hilltop
Belligerents

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

 Russia
Allied militias:
Liwa al-Quds
Hezbollah[1]		 Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Units involved

Syrian Armed Forces

Russian Armed Forces

Hezbollah[1]

Islamic State Military of ISIL

The Eastern Hama offensive (2017) was a military operation conducted by the Syrian Army against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) with the goal to secure the Ithriyah-Sheikh Hilal road, the government supply line towards Aleppo, and advance towards Wadi Auzain.[16]

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