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.^[16]

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^ Leith Fadel (23 February 2016). "Exclusive: Over 900 Syrian Marines join elite military shield forces". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017.
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[new_deaths-1] "New Deaths of Hezbollah militia in Syria". El-Dorar Al-Shamia. 13 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[2] "Map + field report: Military situation in eastern Syria – June 27, 2017". Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[Fifth_Legion-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (24 December 2016). "The Fifth Legion: A New Auxiliary Force". Syria Comment. Retrieved 25 December 2016.

[blitz-4] Tomson, Chris (11 December 2016). "ISIS fully retakes Palmyra in stunning blitz offensive – Map update". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

[amid-5] Tomson, Chris (2 March 2017). "Islamic State retreats from Palmyra amid stunning Syrian Army offensive". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

[leave-6] Fadel, Leith (11 February 2017). "Syrian special forces leave west Palmyra for east Aleppo". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[7] "Ivan Sidorenko on Twitter". Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[8] @ISIS_Hunters (2 March 2017). "#ISIS_Hunters entered neighborhoods of #Palmyra Sweep and clear operation started #Syria #Daesh #ISIS #سوريا #تدمر…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[parachutes-9] Fadel, Leith (16 December 2016). "Elite Syrian Army unit parachutes into Palmyra countryside". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

[10] Who are the pro-Assad militias in Syria? Middle East Eye, 25 September 2015

[11] Tomson, Chris (2 March 2017). "Islamic State retreats from Palmyra amid stunning Syrian Army offensive". Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.

[Exclusive-12] Leith Fadel (23 February 2016). "Exclusive: Over 900 Syrian Marines join elite military shield forces". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017.

[chronology-13] Yakovlev, Ivan (20 December 2016). "The fall of Palmyra: Chronology of the events". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[russian-14] Fadel, Leith (12 February 2017). "Russian special forces arrive in west Palmyra". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[Hezbollah_front-15] Albin Szakola (16 December 2016). "Hezbollah deploys to Palmyra front: report". NOW. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

[auto-16] "Syrian Army recaptures new points from ISIS in east Hama". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

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