- Syria rebels capture major city of Hama after military withdraws BBC.com
- Syrian Rebels Storm Hama as Government Forces Withdraw The New York Times
- Syria: HTS Rebels At The Gates Of Homs Barron’s
- Why the rebel capture of Syria’s Hama, a city with a dark history, matters The Associated Press
- Assad regime under major pressure as Islamist rebels seize more territory; Israel, US watch Fox News