Syrian army launches counteroffensive against rebels

Syrian government forces launched a counterattack against Islamist-led rebels around the key city of Hama on Wednesday after suffering a string of staggering losses, a war monitor said.Hama is strategically located in central Syria and for the army, it is key to safeguarding the capital and seat of power Damascus.The fighting around Hama follows a lightning offensive by the Islamist-led rebels who in a matter of days seized swathes of territory from President Bashar al-Assad’s control…
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