Hama’s levelling came much earlier, in 1982, during a massacre that began on 2 February, lasted for 27 days and remained unspeakable during the Assad family’s 54-year rule.

It was one of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world. More than four decades ago, Hafez Assad, then president of Syria, launched what came to be known as the Hama Massacre ...

Islamist-led rebels captured the central Syrian city of Hama on Thursday in a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad's forces days after they lost the country's commercial hub Aleppo.

Syrian rebels captured the city of Hama on Thursday, a major victory in a week-old lightning advance across northern Syria and a devastating new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian ...

Hama, Syria's fourth-largest city, is known for its quaint waterwheels, a landmark attraction along the banks of the Orontes River. In the early 1980s, the city's name became synonymous with killings.

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

BEIRUT — Syrian insurgents swept into the central city of Hama on Thursday and government forces withdrew, dealing another major blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad days after insurgents ...

Syrian rebel who took part in seizing key city of Hama in latest blow for Bashar al Assad speaks to Sky News The central city of Homs, Syria's third-largest, sits around 40km (25 miles) away and ...

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

Syrian rebels captured Hama, marking a significant victory in their rapid advance across northern Syria. This is their first control of the strategic city in the 13-year civil war, disrupting ...

BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian insurgents swept into the central city of Hama on Thursday and government forces withdrew, dealing another major blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad days after insurgents ...

Why is Hama so significant in Syria? The city witnessed one of the most brutal acts of repression in Syrian history, analysts and observers say. In 1982, al-Assad’s father, Hafez, who was then ...