Hama is strategically located at a key crossroads in western-central Syria, providing direct supply lines between the capital Damascus and Aleppo. Rebels had been unable to capture the city since ...

The Assad regime is facing its most significant threat in nearly a decade as Syrian rebels, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), continue their rapid advance. The capture of Hama, a city with ...

Now Islamist insurgents have captured ... rebel hands. Insurgent groups have already said they are advancing toward Homs. Homs, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Hama, is where one of Syria ...

Islamist-led rebels captured the central Syrian city of Hama on Thursday, days after seizing the country's commercial hub Aleppo in a lightning offensive against President Bashar al-Assad's forces.

and its capture would open the road for a rebel advance on Homs, the main central city that functions as a crossroads connecting Syria's most populous regions. Hama is also critical to the control ...

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 ...

Now Islamist insurgents have captured ... rebel hands. Insurgent groups have already said they are advancing toward Homs. Homs, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Hama, is where one of Syria ...

(CNN) — Syria’s army said it is withdrawing from Hama, a symbolic and strategically important central city, marking a second major gain for a newly formed rebel coalition that also captured ...

Now Islamist insurgents have captured ... the rebels be able to seize Homs, which they now have a shot at doing after seizing Hama, then they could theoretically have grabbed” three of Syria ...