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 ...

Syrian rebels captured the city of Hama on Thursday, a major victory in a week-old lightning advance across northern Syria and a devastating new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian ...

The takeover of Hama follows at the heels of the rebels’ capture last week of Aleppo, Syria’s industrial center, in a lightning offensive that upended a years-old stalemate between Assad’s ...

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 (HTS). This defeat follows the recent capture ...

Syrian rebels captured the key city of Hama on Thursday, bringing the insurgents a major victory after a lightning advance across northern Syria and dealing a new blow to president Bashar al-Assad ...

GEOFF BENNETT: Rebels dealt another serious blow to the Syrian government today by capturing a key city in the center of the country. Opposition forces took control of Hama, north of Damascus, and ...

Syrian Rebels Capture Hama: Assad’s Forces Withdraw as HTS Gains Ground in Major Jihadist Offensive. Posted: December 7, 2024 | Last updated: March 6, 2025.

BEIRUT (AP) — It was one of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world. More than four decades ago, Hafez Assad, then president of Syria, launched what came to be known as the ...

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 ...

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 ...