USA Today22d
'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 ...
New York Post23d
Syrian army withdraws from Hama after insurgents make latest advance
The Syrian army has withdrawn from the central city of Hama after insurgents broke through its defenses, the military said Thursday, in another setback for President Bashar Assad. The announcement ...
CNN23d
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 decade of civil war, further weakening President Bashar al-Assad’s grip ...
PBS23d
Syrian insurgents deal another setback to Assad by capturing central city of Hama
The future of public media depends on viewers like you. BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian insurgents swept into the central city of Hama on Thursday and government forces withdrew, dealing another major blow ...
The Washington Post2d
In Hama, survivors of the Assad family’s first massacre can finally speak
HAMA, Syria — For more than four decades, the Assad family made sure that the horrors it committed here stayed unspeakable — killing tens of thousands of Hama residents over a savage month ...
Reuters23d
Syrian rebels capture key city of Hama in fresh blow to Assad
Syrian rebels pushing south after capturing Aleppo Rebels have staged rapid advance in past week Hama critical to control of major towns Return to civil war risks destabilising wider region AMMAN ...
ABC News23d
Syrian army withdraws from key city of Hama amid rebel surge, state news reports
The withdrawal marks a setback for President Bashar al-Assad. LONDON -- Syrian state media said Thursday that government forces were withdrawing from the city of Hama in the face of a rebel ...
Al Jazeera English23d
Syrian opposition forces capture key city of Hama in new blow to al-Assad
Opposition forces have captured the city of Hama in central Syria, the latest victory for the rebels since they launched a lightning offensive eight days ago and a major blow to President Bashar ...
Washington Times23d
Syrian rebels capture strategic city of Hama
A significant shift in Syria’s civil war occurred as the Syrian army lost control of the strategic city of Hama to rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. This defeat follows the recent capture of ...
Al Jazeera English22d
Why is the opposition capture of Hama in Syria so important?
Opposition fighters in Syria captured the strategic city of Hama on Thursday in a matter of hours. Fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which means the Committee for the Liberation of the ...
Newsweek23d
Syria Civil War: Rebels Claim Hama, Major Blow to Assad Regime
Syrian insurgents announced on Thursday that they have entered parts of the central city of Hama following three days of intense fighting with government forces. The Syrian army also confirmed ...