Hama offensive (March–April 2017)

The Hama offensive (March–April 2017) was a military offensive launched by Syrian rebel groups led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) north of the city of Hama, as part of the Syrian Civil War. The offensive began on 21 March 2017, and the rebels aimed to recapture areas recaptured by the Syrian Armed Forces in the 2016 Hama offensive, as well as pushing into Hama city. The offensive was coordinated with rebel forces in Damascus' eastern suburbs, who launched their own operation in March 2017.

Hama offensive (March–April 2017)
Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War

Map of the offensive actions, as of 21 April 2017
Date21 March – 28 April 2017
(1 month and 1 week)
Location
Northern Hama Governorate, Syria
Status

Syrian Army and allies victory

  • The rebels captured about 40 positions, including at least 11 villages and towns, coming within 3 km of Hama city
  • The Syrian Army recaptured all lost territory, as well as ones lost in the previous offensive including the cities of Taybat al-Imam and Halfaya
  • The Islamic State cells dismantled by Syrian Armed Forces.
Belligerents

Eastern front:
Tahrir al-Sham
Free Syrian Army
Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria
Ajnad al-Sham
Ajnad al-Kavkaz
Katibat al Ghuraba al Turkistan


Western front:
Ahrar al-Sham
Sham Legion

Free Syrian Army

Syrian Arab Republic

  • Syrian Armed Forces
 Iran
 Russia
Allied militias:
Hezbollah
Iraqi Shia militias
Ba'ath Brigades
Liwa Zainebiyoun
Liwa Fatemiyoun
SSNP
Islamic State
Commanders and leaders

Abu Mohammad al-Julani
(Tahrir al-Sham military chief)
Capt. Abu Taleb al-Hasan
(Army of Victory commander)
Abu Mahmoud
(Army of Victory commander)
Col. Mustafa Bakeware
(Free Idlib Army senior commander)
Col. Abdul Hamid Zakaria
(Free Idlib Army commander)
Killed:

Abu Ahed 
(Tahrir al-Sham commander)
Abu Al-Fateh 
(Tahrir al-Sham commander)
Muhammad Al-Taayshi 
(Tahrir al-Sham elite forces commander)
Ali Ahmad Al-Abboud 
(Ajnad al-Sham commander)
Abd Al-Hameed Al-Hudairy 
(Army of Victory commander)
Jumaa Al-Khaled 
(Army of Glory commander)
Saher Saleh 
(Army of Glory senior commander)
Mohammed Jallad 
(Army of Glory senior commander)
(Free Idlib Army commander)
Ameen al-Biori 
(Free Idlib Army top commander)
Ahmad Al-Rammah abu Ibrahim 
(Commander-in-chief of the Central Division)

Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan
(Tiger Forces chief commander)
Maj. Gen. Juma al-Jassim
(Syrian Army artillery and missile department director)
Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani
(Quds Force chief commander)
Killed:

Brig. Gen. Hossam Ahmed Asaad 
(Syrian Army commander)
Gen. Haidar Saleh 
(Syrian Army commander)
Unnamed Syrian Army lieutenant colonel 
Saeed Khajeh Salehani 
(IRGC field commander)
Hossein Moez-Qolami 
(IRGC field commander)
Haj Haider 
(Liwa Zainebiyoun commander)
No leading figures disclosed
Units involved

Tahrir al-Sham

  • Special forces
  • Organization of Muhajiri of Ahl al-Sunnah in Iran

Free Syrian Army

Syrian Armed Forces

Iranian Armed Forces

Russian Armed Forces

  • Russian Air Force
  • Russian Ground Forces
  • Special operations forces

Syrian Hezbollah

  • al-Ghalibun

Iraqi Shia militias

Military of ISIS
Strength

6,000–10,000+ fighters

  • 600 TFSA fighters

12,000-15,000+ soldiers including Allied militias and support elements

  • SSNP: c. 1,000+
Several hundreds
Casualties and losses
250 killed and 750 wounded (per the rebels)
2,400 killed (per SAA)
259 reported killed, estimates up to 427 58+ foreign fighters killed(8 IRGC, 1 Russian) Several hundreds killed and captured
30 civilians killed (pro-government claim)
40,000 civilians displaced
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