Intense airstrikes overnight drove Syrian rebels back from the edge of Hama, a major city whose fall would pile pressure on President Bashar al-Assad, both sides said on Wednesday.

Iranian FM says Tehran will consider sending troops if Damascus asks; Israel said to fear chemical weapons could fall into wrong hands during takeover of regime military facilities

A Syrian war monitor said Wednesday that government forces have launched a counteroffensive near Hama, pushing back Islamist led

At least 27 people have been killed in fighting near the Syrian city of Hama between rebels and government forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Clashes left 17 government personnel and eight rebels from the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) killed.

Syrian rebels advancing against government forces pushed close on Tuesday to the major city of Hama, rebels and a war monitor said, after their sudden capture of Aleppo last week rocked President Bashar al-Assad.

Syrian anti-regime forces close in on Hama, Syria’s fourth-largest city, after the capture of Aleppo shifted the dynamics in the country’s

Islamist-led rebels advanced on Syria's fourth-largest city Hama Tuesday, buoyed by their lightning capture of swathes of the north in an offensive that ended four years of relative calm.Normally, it would take just a couple of hours to reach Syria's third city,

The Syrian military has sent significant reinforcements to Hama, aiming to strengthen front-line defenses as rebel factions advance in central Syria. Meanwhile, Aleppo faces a deepening humanitarian crisis following its capture by rebel forces, according to reports from state media and activists.

Syrian rebels advancing against government forces pushed close on Tuesday to the major city of Hama, rebels and a war monitor said, after their sudden capture of Aleppo last week rocked President Bashar al-Assad.

Syrian rebels advancing against government forces pushed close on Tuesday to the major city of Hama, rebels and a war monitor said, after their sudden capture of Aleppo last week rocked President Bashar al-Assad.

Over the course of a few days, opposition fighters are now in control of Aleppo and have pushed into several towns in the countryside near Syria's fourth largest city, Hama. Damascus is concerned - President Assad has vowed to defeat the operation.