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The encircling of Hama comes as the Syrian rebels' offensive advances further in the country, in response to Bashar al-Assad's regime.
![Rebels in Hama [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_330x185/public/2187639465.jpeg?h=a5f2f23a&itok=3gB4fece)
![Hama province [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2187175581.jpeg?h=a5f2f23a&itok=F_avyI6Z)
![Israeli airstrike in Syria [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/6A5B84D9-87BC-4FED-BB3E-576140FAC1D0.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=oMk932iv "Israeli airstrike in Syria [Getty]")
![Putin and Erdogan [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/CE6ABF9E-FDEA-4C2B-AE4B-79656EB98065.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=6U8HXGxZ "Putin and Erdogan [Getty]")
