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 insurgents entered the central city of Hama Thursday after days of intense clashes with government forces as they push forward with their weeklong offensive that brought large parts of ...

Islamist-led rebels in Syria have surrounded the strategically crucial city of Hama on three sides, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Thursday. Shortly after that ...

Syrian opposition forces have entered the strategic central city of Hama. The Syrian army, loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, said it had redeployed outside the city, which lies on the main ...

Like other Syrian cities, Hama rebelled in 2011 against Assad after the government's brutal crackdown on anti-government protests, triggering a civil war that drew in foreign powers and jihadists.

More than four decades ago, Hafez Assad, then president of Syria, launched what came to be known as the Hama Massacre. Between 10,000 to 40,000 people were killed or disappeared in the government ...

In the early hours of Wednesday, Syrian military forces pushed the rebels back to about 10 kilometres from the city of Hama, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitoring group ...

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 ...

BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian army has withdrawn from the central city of Hama after insurgents broke through its defenses, the military said Thursday, in another setback for President Bashar Assad.

Syrian rebels advanced toward Hama on December 1 as regime forces “sent large reinforcement” to the governorate, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported. Rebel forces ...

Hama is a major intersection point in Syria that links that country’s center with the north as well as the east and the west. It is about 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the capital ...

Syrian opposition forces have entered the strategic central city of Hama. The Syrian army, loyal to President Bashar Assad, said it had redeployed outside the city, which lies on the main highway ...