Syria's military rushed in reinforcements on Sunday to push back insurgents from advancing farther into the northern Hama countryside after they seized Aleppo.
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00:00After conquering large parts of Aleppo on Saturday, Syrian insurgents are advancing
00:07deeper into the surrounding Hama province.
00:10The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements on Sunday to push back the rebels from advancing
00:15farther into the countryside.
00:18The Syrian White Helmets, which operate in opposition-held areas, said government airstrikes
00:23on Idlib killed four civilians and wounded 54 others.
00:27The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed civilians had also been killed
00:32by alleged Russian strikes on Idlib.
00:35Meanwhile, President Assad made his first public comments through Syrian state media
00:40on Saturday evening, saying his forces will defeat the insurgents no matter how much their
00:45attacks intensify.
00:47Syrian state television claimed government forces had killed nearly 1,000 insurgents
00:51over the past three days, but didn't provide evidence or details.