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HAMA, Syria - The truce in Syria has not stopped the bullets flying between rebel forces and the regime in the Hama countryside where opposition fighters are getting ready to repel any possible attack from the Syrian army.
A group of Syrian opposition forces watch the movements of the Syrian army and the air force along the border that separates them from regime territories.
"We see pro-government forces breaking the truce every day by attacking Kifra Buda and other freed areas," a rebel fighter told Rudaw.
People and rebels here feel the truce is nothing but a piece of paper; bombings and fighting are going on every day.
"The Syrian Government attacks civilians. It breaks the ceasefire," another opposition fighter said. "We were committed to the ceasefire, but as the Syrian regime breaks it we have no other choice except picking up our guns.”
The Hama countryside is important for the rebels. By fighting here, they, particularly the Fatah Army, hope to ease the pressure on the northern front.
A group of Syrian opposition forces watch the movements of the Syrian army and the air force along the border that separates them from regime territories.
"We see pro-government forces breaking the truce every day by attacking Kifra Buda and other freed areas," a rebel fighter told Rudaw.
People and rebels here feel the truce is nothing but a piece of paper; bombings and fighting are going on every day.
"The Syrian Government attacks civilians. It breaks the ceasefire," another opposition fighter said. "We were committed to the ceasefire, but as the Syrian regime breaks it we have no other choice except picking up our guns.”
The Hama countryside is important for the rebels. By fighting here, they, particularly the Fatah Army, hope to ease the pressure on the northern front.
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