Both Hama and Homs were the scenes of fierce fighting in the early Eighties as the Brotherhood, which espouses Islamic governance, attempted to seize local power from the Syrian Baath Party regime.

• 在八十年代，哈马和胡姆斯是支持伊斯兰统治的兄弟会的重要基地。兄弟会曾试图从叙利亚复兴党手中夺取地方政权。