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2017 Hama offensive

2017 Hama offensive
Part of the Syrian Civil War
2017 Hama Offensive (Western Hama Governorate).svg
Map of the offensive actions, as of 21 April 2017
Date 21 March – 28 April 2017
(1 month and 1 week)
Location Northern Hama Governorate, Syria
Status

Syrian Army 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 in rebels previous offensive including the cities of Taybat al-Imam and Halfaya
Belligerents

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

Western front:
Ahrar al-Sham
Sham Legion

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

 Iran
 Russia
Allied militias:
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
Hezbollah
Ba'ath Brigades
Liwa Fatemiyoun
Commanders and leaders
Abu Mohammad al-Julani
(Tahrir al-Sham military chief)
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)
Syrian opposition Capt. Abu Taleb al-Hasan
(Army of Victory commander)
Syrian opposition Abu Mahmoud
(Army of Victory commander)
Syrian opposition Abd Al-Hameed Al-Hudairy †
(Army of Victory commander)
Syrian opposition Jumaa Al-Khaled †
(Army of Victory commander)
Syrian opposition Col. Mustafa Bakeware
(Army of Glory commander)
Syrian opposition Saher Saleh †
(Army of Glory senior commander)
Syrian opposition Mohammed Jallad †
(Army of Glory senior commander)
Syrian opposition Col. Abdul Hamid Zakaria
(Free Idlib Army commander)
Syrian opposition Ameen al-Biori †
(Free Idlib Army top commander)
Syrian opposition Ahmad Al-Rammah abu Ibrahim †
(Commander-in-chief of the Central Division)		 Syria Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan
(Tiger Forces chief commander)
Syria Maj. Gen. Juma al-Jassim
(Syrian Army artillery and missile department director)
Syria Brig. Gen. Hossam Ahmed Asaad †
(Syrian Army commander)
Syria Gen. Haidar Saleh †
(Syrian Army commander)
Syria Unnamed Syrian Army lieutenant colonel †
Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani
(Quds Force chief commander)
Iran Saeed Khajeh Salehani †
(IRGC field commander)
Iran Hossein Moez-Qolami †
(IRGC field commander)
Units involved

Tahrir al-Sham

  • Special forces
    • Inghimasi unit
  • Hay'at Muhajiri Ahl Al-Sunnah Fi Iran

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army

Syrian Armed Forces

Iran Iranian Armed Forces

Russian Armed Forces
Strength

6,000–10,000+ fighters

 12,000+ soldiers
Casualties and losses
250 killed and 750 wounded (per the rebels)
2,400 killed (per the SAA) 		205+ killed(8 IRGC, 1 Russian)
40,000 civilians displaced

Syrian Army victory

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


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