Why the rebel capture of Syria's Hama, a city with a dark history, matters
One of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world happened more than four decades ago, when then-Syrian ...
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'Your time has come': Syrian rebels take 2nd major city of Hama as thousands flee
Syrian rebels overtook the western city of Hama, their second major victory since they swept Aleppo last week, as thousands fled the city of Homs ahead of the Islamist insurgents. The rebel group ...
Syrian rebels capture second major city as army withdraws from Hama
Syrian rebels have driven government forces from Hama, a major city that the country’s regime had held over more than a ...
Syrian army withdraws from key city of Hama amid rebel surge, state news reports
Syrian government forces were withdrawing from the city of Hama in the face of a rebel advance, a setback for President ...
Syrian insurgents capture central city of Hama in severe setback to the Syrian president
The Syrian army says it has withdrawn from the fourth largest city after insurgents broke through its defenses, in another ...
Syria Civil War: Rebels Claim Hama, Major Blow to Assad Regime
The offensive, led by the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Turkish-backed militias under the Syrian National Army, has ...
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Statue of former Syrian president toppled in Hama
A statue of former President Hafez al-Assad, the father of Syria's current ruler Bashar, was toppled in Hama after ...
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Syrian government forces and rebels battle near Hama city as civil war reignites
A Syrian war monitor said on Wednesday that government forces launched a counteroffensive near Hama, pushing back Islamist-led rebels seeking to advance on the key central city. Hama was a bastion ...
Syrian Troops Push Back Rebels Near Hama Amid Fierce Battles
If the insurgents seize the city of Hama, the coastal cities of Tartous and Latakia could be isolated from the rest of the ...
Watch: Rebels bring down statue of Assad’s father in rebel-controlled Hama
Syrian rebels seized Hama, toppling a statue of Hafez al-Assad after government forces retreated. The victory follows similar rebel advances in Aleppo ...