Syrian rebels celebrate capture of Hama from Assad regime forces

Islamist insurgents led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have captured the Syrian city of Hama, seizing a vital location on the road to Damascus. The Syrian defence ministry initially denied that insurgents had entered Hama, but as fighting intensified and came closer to the city centre, Bashar al-Assad’s army said it had withdrawn
Islamist rebels seize strategic city of Hama from Syrian regime forces