Hama offensive (September 2017)

Hama offensive (September 2017)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War and Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
	; Military situation in the northern Hama Governorate and the southern Idlib Governorate on 23 September 2017.
Date	19–29 September 2017; (1 week and 3 days)
Location	Northwestern Syria Northern Hama Governorate; Southern Idlib Governorate;
Result	Indecisive The rebels initially captured four villages, before they were recaptured by the Syrian Army; An Army counter-attack captured an additional two villages, before they were recaptured by the rebels;
Belligerents
Tahrir al-Sham; Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria; Ahrar al-Sham; Free Syrian Army; Sham Legion	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces; Russia
Commanders and leaders
Abu Mohammad al-Julani; (Leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham); Abu Sulman al-Saudi †; Abu al-Abbas Anadin †; Abu Hasan †; Walid al-Mustafa †; Abu Mudjagid †	Unknown; Maj. Gen. Viktor Shuliak; (Deputy commander of Russian Reconciliation Center); Maj. Gen. Alexander Matovnikov; (SOF commander)
Units involved
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham; Free Syrian Army Army of Glory; Army of Victory; Free Idlib Army;	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army 8th Armored Division; 11th Armored Division 47th Brigade; ; Tiger Forces; ; National Defence Forces; Syrian Air Force; Homeland Shield Forces; Russian Armed Forces Russian Ground Forces Military Police; ; Russian Air Force; Russian Navy; Wagner Group; Special operations forces advisors;
Casualties and losses
168 killed (per SOHR); 850 killed (per Russia; 19 Sep. – 21 Sep.)	42 killed; 3 wounded
	197 civilians killed

The Hama offensive (September 2017), code-named Oh Servants of God, Be Steadfast, was a military offensive launched by rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) north of the city Hama, as part of the Syrian Civil War.

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