BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and their allies launched an attack in Hama province in the west of the country on Wednesday as fighting spread days after a ceasefire collapsed, rebels, monitors and pro-Damascus media said. He said rebels had destroyed four tanks and inflicted heavy losses on government forces. Insurgents fighting in the area include jihadist group Jund al-Aqsa. Syrian state TV and Al Manar TV, which belongs to Damascus ally Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah, said government forces had killed a number of insurgents and destroyed their vehicles. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group reported advances by government forces in the area.

Source: The Star September 21, 2016 11:37 UTC