BEIRUT — Islamist-led rebels battled government troops on Tuesday as they advanced toward the central Syrian city of Hama, a war monitor said.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its allies fought some of the "most violent" clashes with troops in the area since launching a lightning offensive last week, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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