sentences:  In 2017, the governorate territory came under the nominal control of the Syrian Salvation Government, with Tahrir al-Sham becoming the dominant militia in the region.The governorate saw intense fighting in the 2019 Northwestern Syria offensive and subsequent 2020 offensive as government forces advanced deep into the rebel territory; by 29 January 2020 rebel control had been reduced to about 57% of the territory of the governorate.On 8 February that same year, only a little more than half of the governorate's territory was reported to still be under rebel control.