Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), led by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, gained international attention after it led a ...

Formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, then Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, it is a group of allied factions, including Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Liwa al-Haqq, Jabhat Ansar al-Din and Jaysh al-Sunna. At the start of the ...

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MOSCOW, April 1. /TASS/. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) detained 10 accomplices of the international terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (outlawed in Russia) in nine Russian ...

For more recent analysis of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), see this August 2023 post from the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program's Examining Extremism series. Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS or ...

Britain on Thursday lifted assets freezes it had previously imposed on Syria's defence and interior ministries, and a range of intelligence agencies. The West is rethinking its approach to Syria after ...

Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024, Drevon’s book provides a detailed portrait of the jihadi opposition force that would take over the country.

Since insurgent groups led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) removed President Bashar Assad from power in early December, the security situation has remained tense. Thousands of civilians ...

1. Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani is the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, one of the largest rebel groups mounting the offensive against the Assad regime. 2. He broke with Islamic State in 2012 and cut ...