.htaccess URL rewriting adivce - remove text from url [closed]

Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
# Turn mod_rewrite on
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?zzz\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^article/(.*) /$1 [L,NC]

PS: If you want external redirection then use:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?zzz\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^article/(.*) /$1 [L,NC,R]