2014 Hama offensive

2014 Hama offensive
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
	; Map of the course of the offensive.; ; Map of Syria with Hama highlighted.
Date	26 July – 19 September 2014; (1 month, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Location	Hama Governorate, Syria
Result	Syrian Army victory Rebels initially capture Khitab and its military base, Halfaya and up to 15 villages; Rebels expel government troops from southwestern Mork; Rebel attack on Mhardeh repelled; The Army recaptures Khitab and its military base, Halfaya and all other territory previously lost, in addition to eight other villages;
Belligerents
Al-Nusra Front; Free Syrian Army; Syrian Revolutionary Command Council Islamic Front; ; Ajnad al-Sham; Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance;	Syrian Arab Republic; Iran
Commanders and leaders
Ahmed al-Sharaa; (Nusra leader); Abou Hammam as-Suri; (Nusra general military commander); Abdullah al-Muhsini; (senior Nusra commander); Yusef al-Hassan	Col. Suhayl al-Hasan; (overall commander); Abu Fahd (WIA); (NDF commander of Mhardeh)
Units involved
Free Syrian Army Jabhat Thuwar Saraqib; Al Majed Brigade; Al Fatehin Brigade; ; Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance Jund al-Aqsa Omar Brigade; ; ;	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army Brigade 66; Spec Ops "Tigers" unit; ; National Defense Force Local NDF militia; ; ; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps;
Strength
1,500 militants	Unknown
Casualties and losses
150+ militants killed (Al-Nusra Front only; government claim)	Unknown

The 2014 Hama offensive, codenamed Ghazwat Badr al-Sham al-Kubra, was a military operation launched by Syrian rebels during the Syrian Civil War in the northern parts of Hama Governorate, in an attempt to reach the Hama Military Airport and the provincial capital of the province. It was also launched in an attempt to cut the supply line to Aleppo, especially after the rebels seized the village of Rahjan.

Although the offensive was initially met with success, the Army quickly launched a counter-offensive on 26 August, resulting in the recapture of all territory lost to the rebels since 26 July and the takeover of new territory previously held by the rebels.