"A View from Hama Citadel" image: a view from an elevated position across the city of Hama and the surrounding desert landscape. In the foreground are the domed roofs of mosques, a minaret, and numrous houses and buildings. On the edge of the city is a military camp, with numerous bell tents, military trucks and a gathering of troops on a track leading away from the city. Further along the track, columns of motor transport make their way to and from the city.