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Commander of the military operations of the Syrian opposition, al-Jolani to CNN: Overthrowing Bashar al-Assad is our ultimate goal

Arrival of groups from the Rebels’ Military Operations Department to the town of Al-Dar Al-Kabira in the northern Homs countryside

Warplanes target the road between the city of Talbiseh and the town of Al-Ghanto, north of Homs

Rebels have reached Talbiseh

Rebels have captured Rastan in northern Homs

Israeli raids at dawn today on areas in the Qusayr area in the Homs countryside targeted the Asi Bridge near the Sayyida Shrine in the town of Rablah and military equipment belonging to the Radwan Unit of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia

The military administration has secured the perimeter of Hama city from the western side, at a distance of 15 km, so far. The eastern and southern sides of the city have also been secured in great depth.

Intensive helicopter flights in the skies of the northern countryside of Daraa

Hafez al-Assad statue toppled at southern entrance to Hama

Rebels captured the town of Maarzaf in the northwestern Hama countryside

Al-Rastan Bridge after the Russian raids on it to cut the road between Hama and Homs

Arab League: Emergency Arab Foreign Ministers Meeting on Syria Postponed to Unspecified Later Date

Rebels also pushed deep into the East Hama desert, reaching the areas of Ithriya (strategic crossroads) and Uqayribat. Assad's forces also left everything behind there

A military checkpoint of the Pro-Assad forces forces near the town of Ghabagheb on the Damascus-Daraa international highway has been stormed, with all equipment seized

Syrian armed opposition: We targeted remnants of government forces on the road between Hama and Homs

Rebels inside the city of Mahardah in the Hama countryside

SDF has captured Al-Rasafa and Maadan from the Assad government, after government withdrawal

Syrian opposition factions enter the city of Mahardah in the northern Hama countryside

Shelling or airstrikes on north-east Latakia countryside targeting Turkestani militants

Free Houran Gathering: Revolutionaries and Free Houran call on government elements in Daraa and Quneitra provinces to defect from it, with a pledge of their safety

Successive Russian airstrikes on Rastan Bridge to destroy it to stop the advance of the Syrian rebels towards the city of Homs

Lebanese army patrols Matraba border crossing with Syria

Syrian Armed Opposition: We call on the military units in Homs to defect en masse and head to the city of Hama

Rebels in the northern countryside of Homs were able to control the engineering battalion north of the city of Rastan

Syrian Defense Minister: Our forces are still around Hama city

Channel 12 Israel: Hezbollah sent hundreds of fighters to Syria

ISIS claims in a statement it took control of new areas south east to Homs city after clashes with the Syrian army

The global @Coalition targeted a vehicle loaded with weapons and ammunition near the town of Al-Kharyta in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria, resulting in its complete destruction

SDF: SDF forces are taking effective measures to stop the expansion of ISIS. The terrorist organization ISIS has recently declared control over significant portions of the Homs and Deir Ezzor desert, seizing numerous cities and strategic positions from the Damascus government forces. As the terrorist organization tries to continue its expansion to other unprotected areas, our forces have implemented comprehensive and controlled measures to counter these threats. Our forces have taken extensive and controlled measures and will intervene effectively to counter any attempt by ISIS to expand into our areas and prevent a repeat of the 2014 scenario

Russian aircraft target Al-Rastan Bridge between Hama and Homs

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Baghdad

Syrian Ministry of Information: We warn against organizations publishing a video fabricated by artificial intelligence announcing the resignation of President Assad

Russian airstrikes targeted the engineering battalion in the vicinity of the city of Rastan in the northern Homs countryside, according to local sources

Russia carried out airstrikes in Rastan (N. Homs) as Rebels are expected to reach those areas they controlled until mid-2018

Russian warplanes launch a raid on the city of Khan Sheikhoun, north of Hama

Assad forces evacuate security branches in the city of Al-Rastan, north of Homs, and withdraw to the center of Homs city

Around 80 Lebanese prisoners were released today from Hama Central Prison. One prisoner said he had been detained since 1982

Guterres: There is an urgent need for immediate humanitarian access to all civilians in need in Syria

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem: We will stand by Syria to defeat the goals of "this aggression"

Muqtada al-Sadr issues a statement prohibiting interference in Syrian affairs, emphasizing that it is up to the Syrian people to decide their own fate

Rebels: We have finished combing Hama Military Airport, Jabal Zain Al-Abidin and Qamhana village north of Hama

Syrian Observatory: Armed groups control the city of Salamiyah, east of Hama, without fighting

Rebels have controlled Qamhana Town in Hama Countryside

Iraq, Iran and Syria FM's will meet in Baghdad tomorrow, according to Al Mayadeen

Turkish President chairs expanded security meeting to discuss latest developments in Syria

The military administration began securing the city of Salamiyah and restoring security and stability to it, after reported agreement with locals

Military Operations Management: To all police officers and militias in the city of Hama, we call on you to adhere to all your police units and preserve all existing property, covenants and documents. We ask you to wait for the representatives of the Ministry of Interior in the Syrian Salvation Government to arrange your affairs and begin organizing the procedures to protect you legally and issue temporary cards. Anyone who violates this exposes himself to judicial accountability

Hundreds of prisoners were released from Hama Central Prison

The Syrian Ministry of Defense announces that the air defense confronted "drones" over Damascus and shot down two aircraft without injuries or material losses

Syrian Observatory: Explosions around Damascus

Rebels have controls the Aqirbat area and its surroundings in the eastern Hama countryside

An airstrike targeted the town of Khattab in the northern Hama countryside

Rebels have extended control over the police command building in Hama city

Civilian casualties in government forces' shelling of Talbiseh city in northern Homs countryside

The streets of Hama following the rebel-takeover. Residents gather at intersections to greet rebel forces as they enter they city

Missile and artillery units of the SNA, within Operation Dawn of Freedom, target SDF positions on the Deir Hafer axis in the eastern Aleppo countryside

Russian Foreign Minister: We agreed with our Iranian and Turkish partners to meet according to the Astana format this week

Hama city after it was stormed by the Military Operations Department and the Assad government announced its withdrawal from it

In a first SAA officially acknowledges its defeat in Hama-city, saying all its troops are withdrawing. Rebels about to capture the city, few days after they took Aleppo

The Syrian army redeploys outside Hama and armed factions control it

Rebels have taken control of Hama Military Airport

HTS chief Mohammed al-Julani announced control over Hama city and urges rebel fighters not to take revenge over Assad sympathisers

Rebels have announced control over the central prison in Hama city

Rebels have seized Maardaftin village, adjacent to the wall of Hama military airport

Rebels have Al-Tawhid neighborhood, and on the other side, Al-Hamidiyah Mosque in Hama city. The central prison is also under the control of "Deterrence of Aggression operation"

Aircraft from Hama military airport are flying away towards Shayrat military airport

Clashes between armed opposition factions and government forces on the outskirts of the village of Al-Shiha, west of Hama

The Syrian opposition takes control of the town of Al-Shiha and Kafr Al-Tun near Hama military airport

Kremlin: The extent of our assistance to the Syrian authorities to fight militants depends on the assessment of the situation in the country

In the countryside of Manbij, one citizen was killed and one was injured by the shelling of Turkish artillery

A helicopter was reportedly shot down and another was damaged on the fronts of the Hama countryside

Russian aircraft targets Jabal Zain al-Abidin with an airstrike

Turkish Defense: We will not allow the PKK to exploit the instability in the region

Rebels have taken control of Talat Al-Shiha on the Qamhana axis, north of Hama

Turkish Defense: We have been cooperating and coordinating closely with regional countries since the outbreak of the conflict in Syria

Helicopters target the industrial district in Hama city with heavy machine guns

Intensive raids by government and Russian aircraft target the axes of Hama city

Russian aircraft target Al-Arbaeen neighborhood in Hama city

Pro-Assad forces helicopters bomb the vicinity of Al-Mazrab Bridge in Hama city

Rebels' "Military Operations Department" announces the start of the incursion into the city of Hama, as part of the ninth day of the "Deterrence of Aggression" operation

A Syrian Air Force MiG-23 warplane launches airstrikes on the vicinity of Al-Mubarakat village, east of Hama

Iranian FM Araghchi and his Egyptian counterpart stress support for Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity

Battles continue on the outskirts of Hama without entering the city

Rebels have extended its control over the 66th regiment in the Hama countryside

Russian aircraft launch airstrikes on the city of Taybat al-Imam and the towns of Maardis and Khattab in the northern Hama countryside

A civilian was killed and others were injured in artillery and missile shelling by Assad forces targeting the town of Khattab in the northern Hama countryside

The Syrian opposition's military operations management was able to control the villages and areas of Suruj, Suruj camp, Twal al-Dabbaghin, and al-Wasita, east of Hama

Artillery fire is being carried out repeatedly on the Manbij line

Violent clashes continue at Jabal Zain al-Abidin north to Hama city

Hama: The Russian warships launches 5 missiles towards Jabal Zain in the Hama countryside after the advance of the rebels’ Military Operations Administration in the region

Sounds of explosions are being heard in the coastal province of Tartous

SNA forces sent tanks, heavy weapons and personnel to the Hafsa region south of Manbij

Mount Zain_Al_Abidin has been completely captured by rebels and combing is now underway

Government forces cut off internet networks and restrict communications in Hama and Homs provinces

Shaheen Brigades targeted a large gathering of government forces near Al-Mazarib Bridge inside Hama city

The rebels in the city of Talbiseh, north of Homs, targeted a convoy withdrawing from the city of Hama towards the city of Homs, damaging several vehicles and wounding a number of the withdrawing soldiers

Clashes in Hama are centered in Al-Sawaiq and Al-Mazrab after rebels cleared Jabrin

SDF denies any offensive actions towards areas east of Aleppo. SDF: We confirm that this news is incorrect and that there is no change in the military distribution map regarding our forces. On the contrary, our forces have repelled several attacks carried out by Turkish forces on areas controlled by the Manbij and Tabqa military councils during the past two days, where they were repelled

Artillery fire is being carried out intermittently on the Manbij line