2024 Hama offensive

2024 Hama offensive
Part of the 2024 Syrian opposition offensive during the Syrian civil war

Syrian rebels at Hama Military Airport
Date30 November 2024 – 5 December 2024
(5 days)
Location
Hama Governorate, Syria
(parts of southern Idlib Governorate, Syria)
Status Syrian opposition victory[2]
Territorial
changes
Rebels capture Hama[2][3] and multiple towns in the region, including Salamiyah, Kafr Zita, Latamneh, and Morek,[4][5] as well as the Hama Military Airport[6]
Belligerents
Syria Syrian Arab Republic
 Russia[1]
Commanders and leaders
Ahmed al-Sharaa Syria Lt. Gen. Abdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim[7]
Syria Maj. Gen. Suhayl al-Hasan[8]
Syria Brig. Gen. Adi Ghosa [9]
Units involved
Casualties and losses
73+ fighters killed[a]
Syrian opposition 5 fighters killed[b]
Syria 51+ soldiers killed[c]
13+ Iranian-backed militiamen killed [clarification needed]
17+ civilians killed[d] 115,000 people displaced[e]

The 2024 Hama offensive was a military operation launched by forces of the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) and Turkish-backed[18] rebel groups of the Syrian Interim Government (SIG) during the 2024 Syrian opposition offensive, a phase of the Syrian civil war. The operation, which was launched by the Military Operations Command, took place in the Hama Governorate.

On 5 December 2024, opposition forces captured Hama.[2]

  1. ^ "Russian airstrikes hit north-western Syria as militants reach central Aleppo". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Syrian rebels capture second major city as army withdraws from Hama". CNN. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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  5. ^ "Syrian army withdraws from Hama as rebels push toward Homs". Türkiye Today. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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  7. ^ "Iran Update, December 1, 2024". Understanding War. American Enterprise Institute.
  8. ^ "HTS captures more territory in Northern Hama". Kurdistan 24. December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b Lucas, Scott (1 December 2024). "UPDATES: Rebels Reclaim Syria's Largest City Aleppo, Advancing on Hama".
  10. ^ "Shaheen drones: The new rebel weapon in Syria's skies". Middle East Eye. 3 December 2024.
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  17. ^ "Syria sends in reinforcements to halt insurgents from advancing after seizing Aleppo". ABC News. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Turkish-Backed Factions Reach Hama's Outskirts in Central Syria". North Press Agency. 30 November 2024.


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