In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged Assad’s rule. Tens of thousands of people were killed by the government’s ...

Map: Where is Syria and how are its neighbours ... including on the capital, Damascus, Aleppo and Hama. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claims it has destroyed around 80% of the Assad regime's ...