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Syrian rebels capture second major city

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The Syrian military announces its withdrawal from the central city of Hama after intense fighting with rebels

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  1. Syrian opposition forces enter the strategic city of Hama

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    Syrian rebels capture second major city

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Syria: Army sends reinforcements to hold back rebels in Hama – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Syrian army has deployed more soldiers in a bid to stop rebels from advancing farther in Hama province. Russia has meanwhile stepped up airstrikes on Aleppo after the city was overrun by the insurgents.

  2. Al-Monitor

    After Aleppo, Syria's rebels approach Hama as pro-Iran militias rally to help Assad (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The Syrian government is denying reports that rebel fighters are advancing in Hama after taking over most of Aleppo province.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Syrian army sends reinforcements to hold back rebels in Hama – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Syrian army has deployed more soldiers in a bid to stop rebels from advancing farther in Hama province. Russia has meanwhile stepped up airstrikes on Aleppo after the city was overrun by the insurgents.

  4. Al-Monitor

    Syria rebels 'at gates' of central city Hama (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Syrian rebel forces arrived at the gates of the key city of Hama on Tuesday, as their fighting with the military sparked "a large wave of displacement", a war monitor said.The Islamist-led rebels were advancing on Syria's fourth-largest city, buoyed by their lightning capture of swathes of the north…

  5. Digital Journal

    Army resistance toughens as rebels near Syria's Hama (opens Digital Journal)

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    Islamist-led rebels advanced on Syria's fourth-largest city Hama Tuesday, buoyed by their lightning capture of swathes of the north in an offensive that

  6. The Guardian

    Syrian insurgents advance on Hama city after capturing Aleppo (opens The Guardian)

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    Forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad in ‘violent confrontations’ with armed groups in Hama, according to reports

  7. The World from PRX

    Syria rebels continue advance, nearing Hama city (opens The World from PRX)

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    A coalition of rebel forces in Syria is continuing its advance following its capture of Aleppo. The rebels continue to take towns and villages as they move south toward the central city of Hama. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Aron Lund, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation, to find out more ab…

  8. New York Times

    Syrian Forces Battle Rebels Outside Key City of Hama (opens New York Times)

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    The rebels have set their sights on an area where President Bashar al-Assad’s government has long maintained strength.

  9. Al-Monitor

    Syrian rebels surround Hama 'from three sides', monitor says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Syrian rebels on Wednesday encircled the key central city of Hama "from three sides", a war monitor said, despite a counteroffensive launched by government forces to retain control of the city.Hama is strategically located in central Syria and, for the army, it is crucial to safeguarding the capital…

  10. Newsweek

    Syrian troops push back rebels near Hama amid fierce battles (opens Newsweek)

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    If the insurgents seize the city of Hama, the coastal cities of Tartous and Latakia could be isolated from the rest of the country.

  11. Al-Monitor

    Syrian army launches counteroffensive against rebels (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Syrian government forces launched a counterattack against Islamist-led rebels around the key city of Hama on Wednesday after suffering a string of staggering losses, a war monitor said.Hama is strategically located in central Syria and for the army, it is key to safeguarding the capital and seat of …

  12. NBC News

    Syrian rebels close in on Hama, a city synonymous with government brutality (opens NBC News)

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    Syrian rebel forces were on Wednesday within six miles of the central city of Hama, a city freighted with past horrors for antigovernment forces.

  13. Voice of America

    Syrian forces battle insurgents north of strategic city of Hama (opens Voice of America)

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    Tens of thousands have been displaced by the fighting, which started last week

  14. Al Jazeera

    Syria gov’t forces battle opposition fighters near city of Hama (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Fierce battles continue in the outskirts of Hama as Syrian opposition fighters advance after capturing much of Aleppo.

  15. New York Post

    Syrian army withdraws from Hama after insurgents make latest advance (opens New York Post)

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    The Syrian army has withdrawn from the central city of Hama after insurgents broke through its defenses, the military said Thursday.

  16. Voice of America

    Syrian rebels capture second major city (opens Voice of America)

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    The Syrian military announces its withdrawal from the central city of Hama after intense fighting with rebels

  17. Al Jazeera

    Syrian opposition fighters claim to have entered the key city of Hama (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The Syrian military denies the claims as state media reports that the attack had been repelled.

  18. Los Angeles Times

    Syrian rebels capture strategic city in major setback for Assad (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Rebels took over the city of Hama, upending a long-running stalemate in Syria's civil war.

  19. Delaware Public Media

    Syrian opposition forces enter the strategic city of Hama (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Syrian rebels have entered another major city, in a further blow to President Bashar Assad after they took over Aleppo days earlier.

  20. PBS NewsHour

    Syrian insurgents deal another setback to Assad by capturing central city of Hama (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Syrian insurgents have swept into the central city of Hama after days of intense clashes with government forces.

  21. Portland Press Herald

    Syrian insurgents capture central city of Hama in another blow to Syrian president (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Syrian insurgents have entered the central city of Hama after days of intense clashes with government forces

  22. Al-Monitor

    Hama, Syrian city at centre of fighting, has brutal history (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Syria's fourth-largest city, Hama, which the army on Thursday admitted it lost control of after an Islamist-led rebel advance, was the scene in the 1980s of a massacre that remains among the darkest chapters in the country's history.

  23. Voice of America

    Syrian rebels say they have begun to enter crucial city of Hama (opens Voice of America)

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    Insurgents have been battling to try to enter Hama since Tuesday and there was heavy fighting overnight with Syrian army and allied Iran-backed militia groups supported by Russian bombardment, both sides say

  24. Al-Monitor

    Islamist-led rebels capture key Syrian city of Hama (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Islamist-led rebel forces captured the central Syrian city of Hama on Thursday, overrunning forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad only days after capturing Aleppo in a lightning offensive.The rebels led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stormed the city and, after fierce fighting,…

  25. Washington Times

    Surging Syrian rebels take key city of Hama in lightning advance against Damascus (opens Washington Times)

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    The Syrian army on Thursday acknowledged they lost control of the key city of Hama in the central part of the country following reports that rebels led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham had broken through government defenses.

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