Activists said that 15 pro-regime militants were killed while trying to advance on Serghaya Hill in rural Hama, while 10 more were killed during clashes with rebels near the town of Arza. Rebels shelled the Hama airbase with Grad rockets, while regime forces executed three pilots at the air base for refusing to carry out air raids on rural Hama. Rebels said that they captured Al Madajin checkpoint west of the town of Qumhana after violent clashes with regime forces. (Source: Syrian Coalition + Sham News + Smart News)