": The source does NOT state that the SAA recapture Al-Bashiri Farms, Ithriyah Checkpoint, and Majabel Checkpoint near the town of Ithriyah! ""The Syrian Armed Forces have started their large-scale counter-assault in east Hama; however, there have been no reported gains yet (other than the recapture of the Ithriyah-Sabourah Road), as they target the Al-Bashiri Farms, Ithriyah Checkpoint, and the Majabel Checkpoint near the town of Ithriyah."" So the three places are under IS and SAA only ""targets"" them.    

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