Syrian rebels close in on Hama, a city synonymous with ... - NBC News
4 days ago · Syrian rebel forces Wednesday were within 6 miles of the central city of Hama, a city freighted with past horrors for antigovernment forces.. Hama, Syria’s fourth-largest city, might represent ...
Syria rebels capture major city of Hama after military withdraws
3 days ago · Syrian rebels say they have taken full control of a second major city, after the military withdrew its troops from Hama in another setback for President Bashar al-Assad. The leader of the Islamist ...
Syrian rebels capture second major city as army withdraws from Hama
3 days ago · 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 Storm Hama as Government Forces Withdraw
3 days ago · Hama is one of the few major Syrian cities where rebels had yet to seize significant control during the civil war, which began with a popular uprising aimed at ousting Mr. al-Assad in 2011 ...
Thousands flee as Syrian rebels close in on third major city - NBC News
2 days ago · Thousands of people have fled the Syrian city of Homs as rebel fighters pushed further south with their rapid assault on government forces, a leading monitoring group said. If the strategically ...
Rebel army seizes one of Syria's biggest cities as ... - NBC News
3 days 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 opposition forces capture Hama in latest blow to al-Assad
3 days ago · Opposition forces have captured the city of Hama in central Syria, the latest victory for the rebels since they launched a lightning offensive eight days ago and a major blow to President Bashar ...
Syrian Rebels Push South, Despite Efforts to Slow Them
2 days ago · Syrian rebels took the city of Hama on Thursday, before continuing to push south in a march toward Homs, a major city, and Damascus, the capital.
Syrian government forces pull out of Hama after rebel advance
3 days ago · Syrian rebels ousted pro-government forces from Hama on Thursday, bringing the insurgents a major new victory after a lightning advance across northern Syria and dealing a new blow to President ...
Syrian rebel who took part in seizing key city of Hama in ... - Sky News
3 days ago · A Syrian rebel who took part in the capture of the city of Hama has told Sky News that the fight to push on will continue. In the latest blow to President Bashar al Assad, insurgents in the Middle ...