Hama capture anniversary: Thousands mark takeover of Syrian city by rebels

Thousands of people have gathered in Hama to mark the first anniversary of the takeover of the Syrian city by rebels. The capture on December the 5th was a major turning point in the civil war and led to the end of the brutal decades-long Assad regime. Rebels seized the capital, Damascus, three days later, after Bashar al-Assad fled to exile in Russia.

Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig joins from Hama, while Osama Kadi, the Senior Advisor to the Syrian Minister of Economy and Industry, joins live from Aleppo.

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