Syrian insurgents have made significant advances in their push towards the central city of Hama, capturing four new towns early Tuesday. Led by the salafi jihadi Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Turkey-backed opposition fighters, the insurgents are now approximately 10 kilometers away from Hama, the country's fourth largest city.
This latest offensive is part of a broader campaign by forces opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad. In recent days, these forces have seized large portions of Aleppo, Syria's largest city, as well as various towns and villages in the northwestern Idlib province.
