Hama

Looting, burning, cutting: How a decade of war has shrunk Syria’s forests

Sep 29,2020

Russia carries out airstrikes in Idlib as Turkey advances in Libya

Damascus struggles to secure wheat supply amidst coronavirus crisis

Hijacking of the “freedom revolution”: HTS imprisons activists in northwest Syria (interactive map)

After cuts, German aid agency reinstates funding to health directorates in rebel-held north with ‘strict condition...

LATEST FROM Hama

‘No clear path forward’ as Syrian government, rebel factions and international powers brace for possible Idlib battle

September 11

HTS fighters conduct military training exercises in Idlib in August. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP. After pro-government bombardment dramatically escalated this week across northern Hama a...

‘I don’t know where I can go’: Thousands displaced by bombardment in northwestern Syria

September 09

After a government airstrike in al-Hubeit on Sunday. Photo courtesy of Syrian Civil Defense Idlib. AMMAN: Scores of Russian and Syrian airstrikes and artillery barrages pummeled ...

Families of Syria’s disappeared scramble for answers as government quietly closes thousands of detention files

July 24

A mural on rubble in Daraya memorializes people forcibly disappeared in 2016. Photo courtesy of Majd el-Maaddamani. AMMAN: Abdulrahman al-Dabaas’ brother, Islam, was wearin...

Few Turkmen said to remain in north Homs following large-scale evacuations in May

June 04

AMMAN: The majority of the ethnic Turkmen population in the north Homs and south Hama countrysides left their homes during the surrender and large-scale evacuation of opposition f...

Northern Hama farmers see harvests burned by government bombardment

May 29

AMMAN: Fires sparked by pro-government bombardment of agricultural land in Syria’s rebel-held northwest are costing farmers tens of thousands of dollars in damages, local of...

Dozens of medical facilities close in protest after rebel infighting damages Idlib hospital

April 16

AMMAN: Dozens of medical facilities in rebel-held northwestern Syria closed in protest on Monday after violent infighting between two rival opposition factions damaged a major reg...

Thousands to depart East Ghouta in second evacuation deal, only Douma remains

March 25

AMMAN: Thousands of fighters and residents boarded buses leaving East Ghouta’s central sector on Sunday under a Russian-backed surrender agreement set to leave the enclave&r...

Rebel fighters, families evacuate pocket of south Damascus for northwestern Syria

March 13

AMMAN: More than 1,000 rebel fighters and their families reportedly arrived in Syria’s opposition-held northwest on Tuesday after evacuating an isolated pocket of territory ...

Upheaval in Syria's northwestern rebel heartland as fledgling faction moves to dethrone HTS

February 28

AMMAN: A major upset to the balance of military power and territorial control in opposition-held northwestern Syria is underway, as a newly formed faction sweeps through the large...

New rebel faction seizes cities and towns from hardline Islamist coalition in Syria’s northwest

February 26

AMMAN: The newly formed rebel faction Jabhat Tahrir Souria seized a major city in opposition-controlled western Aleppo province and at least half a dozen other towns and villages ...

PHOTO BRIEFS

Photo Essay: Displaced families from northeast Hama flee ongoing battles, settle in sparse camps

Wealthy Saudi preacher funds bounty on regime tanks and vehicles

Hama Red Crescent prepares to receive Idlib evacuees

Opposition bakeries struggle to serve a hungry citizenry

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