Syrian Rebel Takes Control Of Key City Of Hama In Devastating Blow To Assad’s Army – News18
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Hama is strategically located in central Syria and was crucial for the Army to secure the capital and seat of power in Damascus.
Syrian rebels cheer as they take control of the key city of Hama on Thursday. (AFP)
Syrian rebels captured the key city of Hama on Thursday in a major victory for the week-old lightning offensive in northern Syria launched by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham and dealing a devastating blow to President Bashar Al-Assad and his Army.
The Syrian Army on Thursday acknowledged that it had lost control of Hama for the first time since a civil war gripped the embattled country in 2011. “Over the past few hours, with the intensification of confrontations between our soldiers and terrorist groups… these groups were able to breach a number of axes in the city and entered it,” it said in a statement.
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Damascus, Syria
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