Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Hama, SANA- General Command of the Army and Armed Forces announced Thursday that the military units stationed in Hama City have redeployed and repositioned outside it to preserve the lives of civilians and to avoid involving them in the battles.
“Over the past few days, our armed forces have fought fierce battles to repel and thwart the violent and successive attacks launched by terrorist organizations on Hama city from various axes and in huge numbers, using all means and military equipment,” The General Command said in a statement.
The statement added that during the past hours, with the intensification of confrontations between our soldiers and terrorist groups and the rise of a number of martyrs among our forces, these groups were able to penetrate several axes in the city and enter it, despite suffering heavy losses in their ranks.
The statement went on: In order to preserve the lives of civilians in Hama and not to involve them in battles inside the cities, the military units stationed there redeployed and repositioned themselves outside the city.
General Command of the Army and Armed Forces affirms that it will continue to carry out its national duty to recover areas entered by terrorist organizations.
Fedaa al-Rahai
