Syrian opposition fighters have entered and taken control of large parts of the city of Hama after intense battles with the Syrian army. The army says it’s redeploying ‘to preserve civilian lives and prevent urban combat’. | Al Jazeera English

A group of Free Syrian Army rebels have built a tank with a .50 caliber machine gun operated by a PlayStation controller. It’s the kind of desperate ingenuity that they hope will give them a foothold as they face confrontation on two fronts from ISIS and the Assad regime.The Jaish al-Mujahideen brigade of the FSA say will be used mainly to evacuate injured soldiers from battles. To help them, one gunner gets to use a PlayStation 2 controller to wield a 50-calibre machine gun, with a camera hooke