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AMMAN/BEIRUT — Syria n rebels captured the key city of Hama on Thursday, bringing the insurgents a major victory after a lightning advance across northern Syria and dealing a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies.The Syria n army said it was redeploying outside the city "to preserve civilians lives and prevent urban combat" after what it called intense clashes.
Pivotal cityHama lies more than a third of the way from Aleppo to Damascus and its capture would prevent any quick attempt by Assad and his allies to launch a counteroffensive against rebel gains of the past week.A rebel advance on Homs, 40km south of Hama, could meanwhile cut Damascus off from the coastal region that is a stronghold of Assad's Alawite sect and where his Russian ally has a naval base and airbase."Assad now cannot afford to lose anything else.
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