The Latest Breaking News from Hama

In just 11 days, the 24-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad came to an end.

Half a century of rule by the Assad family in Syria has crumbled with astonishing speed

SPECIAL REPORT: Bel Trew and Rana Najjar speak to those who have tried to escape Israeli strikes, only to find themselves on the front of another conflict, and visit a refugee camp in Lebanon to speak to those who fear for their relatives

The advisory came as the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) captured the major city of Hama and were advancing to the city of Homs. Read further on Dynamite News:

Turkey-backed forces advance in Syria, raising concerns about HTS presence and shifting power dynamics in the region.

Syrian rebels have captured the strategic and symbolically significant city of Hama. This is why it matters.

The lightning-fast capture, by Syrian rebels, of large swaths of northern Syria, including the war-torn country’s second-largest city, Aleppo, and the strategically important city of Hama further south, is a body blow for the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

The image is particularly symbolic: A statue of former President Hafez al-Assad, the father of Syria's current ruler Bashar, was toppled in Hama after Islamist-led rebels overran the country's fourth-largest city, video authenticated by AFP showed.

Opposition forces enter key towns north of Syria’s third largest city after taking control of Hama