Govt retakes Alawite village in central SyriaSyrian government forces seized a village inhabited by President Bashar Al-Assad's minority community from Islamist fighters in a central province on Tuesday, state media said. Insurgents including fighters from Ahrar Al-Sham, More… |
Suicide bomb kills 31 in Syria's HamaA suicide bomber driving a truck packed with 1.5 tonnes of explosives killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens in Syria's central city of Hama on Sunday, state media reported. The man blew himself up inside the vehicle on More… |
Syria rebels launch attack in central HamaHeavy clashes erupted for the first time in months in Syria's central city of Hama on Thursday as rebels tried to relieve pressure on comrades under attack from President Bashar al-Assad's forces elsewhere, activists said. More… |
Alwaleed Foundation launches women’s initiativeAlwaleed Bin Talal Foundation chaired by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, recently launched its women empowerment initiative ‘Hama’ during a ceremony held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh. The ceremon More… |
78 killed in Syria's Hama provinceActivists said pro-government militia men and security forces killed at least 78 people, including children, in Syria's central province of Hama on Wednesday. Some of those killed in the village of Mazraat al More… |
Syrian forces shell Hama on deadline daySyrian tanks shelled Hama city in the early hours of Tuesday, an activist said, and tanks continued to patrol the streets on the day President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to start withdrawing forces from urban areas. "At 2 a m we heard two More… |
Assad replaces governors of protest-hit regionsSyria's President Bashar al-Assad replaced governors on Sunday in two regions that have seen sustained protests against his rule and activists said security forces killed at least two people in Hama province. The official Sana news agency More… |
Syrian forces kill eight in rural raidsSyrian security forces killed at least eight civilians on Sunday in intensifying raids into restive northwestern towns, local residents and activists said, while state authorities blamed armed gangs for a bus ambush that killed nine people. More… |
Syrian troops raid Hama homesSyrian troops backed by tanks raided houses looking for activists in two main districts of the city of Hama on Wednesday, residents said. Syrian authorities said the army had withdrawn from Hama this month after a 10-day assault to crush p More… |
Tanks shell Syria's Hama for second day, toll 84Syrian tanks shelled the city of Hama for a second day on Monday, killing at least four civilians, residents said, in an assault to try to crush protests against President Bashar Al-Assad. The killings in the city's residential Hamidiyah d More… |