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In this March 31, 2017 frame grab from video provided by the regime-controlled Syrian Central Military Media, regime rocket launcher fires at an insurgent group position, in Hama, Syria. (AP)

Hama Battle Paves Way for Regime Forces to Attack Syria’s Idlib

by Caroline Akoum and Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 24, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Damascus – The Syrian opposition warned that the battle of the countryside of northern Hama during which Syrian regime forces advanced and controlled the town of Halfaya on Sunday, could further pave the way for the regime to move towards Idlib,...

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FILE PHOTO: People inspect the damage at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-held city of Idlib, Syria February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Warplanes Drop Incendiary Bombs in Syria’s Idlib

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 10, 2017 | Middle East

Syrian or Russian warplanes dropped incendiary bombs on areas of Idlib and Hama provinces just days after a deadly gas attack in the region, activists and a monitoring group reported on Monday. Moscow and the Syrian army were not immediately available for comment. The...

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People carry a stretcher amid debris after a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders was hit near Maaret al-Numan, in Syria’s northern province of Idlib. (AFP)

MSF: Syrian Regime Used Chemical Weapons in Hama

by Youssef Diab | Apr 2, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) accused the Syrian regime and its allies of using chemical weapons in their bombardment of the Hama governorate on March 25. MSF reported that the “regime targeted Latamneh hospital in the northern Hama governorate, killing two...

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Rebel fighters from the hardline Jund al-Aqsa man a checkpoint in Taybat al Imam town after they advanced in the town in Hama province, Syria August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Syrian Rebels Defend Eastern Damascus Posts, Lead Major Offensive in Hama

by Paula Astih | Mar 26, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Syrian rebel leaders displayed great content over succeeding with relaying its political views in keep with the ongoing Geneva peace negotiations, all despite having lost grounds in the eastern Damascus to pro-regime forces. Syrian rebels continue to...

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Forces loyal to head of Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad stand in the town of Halfaya in Hama countryside, after claiming to have regained control of the area, in Aleppo September 12, 2014. REUTERS/George Ourfalian

Russia Engages in Hama Battle, Rebel Leader Julani Eyes Regime-Held Airport

by Paula Astih, Nazir Rida, Michelle abu NAjm | Mar 25, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Geneva- Armed Syrian factions, including Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, staged two separate attacks against regime-held posts east of Damascus and in Hama’s north. Syrian regime troops regained control of posts that rebels claimed on Sunday after staging a fierce...