East Hama offensive (2017)

Eastern Hama offensive (2017)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in Syria
Date	31 May – 18 June 2017; (2 weeks and 4 days)
Location	Salamiyah District, Eastern Hama Governorate, Syria
Result	Limited Army gains Offensive stalled; Syrian army capture 2 towns, 4 villages and a hilltop;
Belligerents
Syrian Arab Republic; Russia; Allied militias:; Liwa al-Quds; Hezbollah	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Units involved
Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army 10th Mechanised Division; 11th Armored Division; 18th Armoured Division; 5th Corps al-Assad / Lion Shield Forces; ISIL Hunters; ; Republican Guard 800th Regiment; ; Syrian Marines; Tiger Forces; Qalamoun Shield Forces; ; National Defence Forces Golan Regiment; al-Shaitat tribe militias; ; Military Intelligence Directorate Military Security Shield Forces; Desert Commandos Regiment; ; Air Force Intelligence Directorate Fawj Nusur Homs; ; Syrian Air Force; Russian Armed Forces Russian Air Force; Special operations forces advisors; Hezbollah Radwan Forces; Syrian Hezbollah units al-Ridha Forces; al-Ghalibun; Imam Mahdi Brigade; ;	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.

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