Syrian rebels take strategic city of Hama in major blow to regime …
1 day ago · The strategic Syrian city of Hama has become the latest to fall into rebel hands, as they continue a rapid advance that threatens the existence of the regime of Bashar al-Assad. It comes a week ...
Rebel army seizes one of Syria's biggest cities as ... - NBC News
13 hours ago · Rebel forces entered the Syrian city of Hama and forced out government troops Thursday, in a development that may have significant consequences in the country's 14-year-long civil war.
Syrian rebels capture strategic city in major setback for Assad
9 hours ago · 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 ...
Syrian rebels close in on Hama, a city synonymous with ... - NBC News
1 day ago · Syrian rebel forces Wednesday were within 6 miles of the central city of Hama, a city freighted with past horrors for antigovernment forces. ... Hafez al-Assad. While Syria’s civil war has raged ...
Syria’s Rebels Struck When Assad’s Allies Were Weakened and …
4 days ago · For years, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was able to beat back opposition fighters with the help of Russia, Iran and Hezbollah. Now, with those allies weakened or distracted by their own...
The illusion of Assad’s grip on Syria shatters, as Russia, Iran and ...
5 days ago · An anti-government fighter tears down a portrait of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after jihadists and their allies entered the northern Syrian city, on November 30, 2024.
Syrian rebels advance close to Hama city, piling pressure on Assad …
2 days ago · Syrian rebels advancing against government forces pushed close on Tuesday to the major city of Hama, rebels and a war monitor said, after their sudden capture of Aleppo last week rocked President ...
Iran throws its support behind Assad as rebels expand their shock ...
4 days ago · Russian and Syrian jets responded by striking the rebel-held city of Idlib on Sunday, according to the Observatory and the Syrian state-run news network Al-Ikhbariyah, in a second day of intensive ...
Russia and Iran Pledge Support for Syria’s al-Assad Against …
3 days ago · Yet the rebels appeared to continue their advance through Aleppo, once Syria’s largest city, and the surrounding areas, battling pro-Assad forces to capture more territory in Hama province, in ...
Syrian rebels capture key city of Hama in fresh blow to Assad
12 hours ago · AMMAN/BEIRUT — 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 and his Russian and Iranian allies. The Syrian army said it was redeploying outside ...