The Orontes river whips through Hama, making its famous medieval water wheels groan as they turn. ... Naturally, when the Syrian revolution broke out in 2011, Hama became an opposition stronghold.

Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan's rule.

Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan's rule."I've never really talked ...

Syrian rebels said Saturday they have captured the strategically ... located 100 miles north of Damascus on the Orontes River, ... as we saw in the previous advancement into Hama and Aleppo ...

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 ...

BEIRUT (AP) — 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 ...

BEIRUT (AP) — 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 ...

The moment carried great symbolism in Syria's long-running civil war, which began 13 years ago but many say is rooted in Hama. A dark history. Hama, Syria's fourth-largest city, is known for its ...

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 ...