Syrian rebels pushing south after capturing Aleppo ... against Assad descended into civil war 13 years ago. The capture of Hama gives them control of a strategic central city they never managed ...

Syrian rebels have driven government forces from Hama, a major city that the country ... Rebels had been unable to capture the city since the start of the civil war. Abu Mohammad Al Jolani ...

BEIRUT — Syrian rebels overran Hama on Thursday ... The takeover of Hama follows at the heels of the rebels’ capture last week of Aleppo, Syria’s industrial center, in a lightning offensive ...

the latest victory for the rebels since they launched a lightning offensive eight days ago and a major blow to President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian army said opposition forces entered Hama on ...

Its capture by the rebels would "pose a threat to the ... An AFP journalist in the northern Hama countryside saw dozens of Syrian army tanks and military vehicles abandoned by the side of the ...

Northeastern Syria is crowded battlefield; US, Turkey, Iran, Russia all have interests Rebels advance north of Hama city Iran minister says Tehran will send troops if asked BEIRUT/AMMAN, Dec 3 ...

Syrian rebels have taken control of ... media showed rebel supporters celebrating in Hama, while members of the exiled opposition praised the capture of the city as a possible stepping stone ...

The Syrian army retreated to minimize civilian casualties. This strategic city's capture, situated between Aleppo and Damascus, potentially opens a path south for the rebels. Hama holds historical ...

By Saturday night, the rebels had entered the city of Hama in one of the most significant crises for the Syrian government in the country’s 13 years of civil war. Fighters broke through ...

Following overnight clashes, the rebels stormed Hama “from several sides” and engaged in street battles with Assad’s forces, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor.