Syrian rebels have driven government forces from Hama, a major city that the country’s regime had held over more than a decade of civil war, further weakening President Bashar al-Assad’s grip ...

HAMA, Syria — For more than four decades, the Assad family made sure that the horrors it committed here stayed unspeakable — killing tens of thousands of Hama residents over a savage month ...

Opposition forces advanced on the city of Hama as their startling offensive moved quickly in the direction of the capital, Damascus. By Ben Hubbard Reporting from Istanbul Syrian rebels stormed ...