American officials are wary as they try to persuade the rebels now in control in Syria to govern with an inclusive and ...

Syria's new government has been facing new challenges with unrest emerging in certain regions amid a growing number of ...

Ahmad Sharaa, the head of the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, will have real success by not making the same ousted ...

After a period of celebration over the fall of the Assad regime, old sectarian and political divisions have reasserted ...

Sham, the rebel group that spearheaded the offensive against Bashar Assad's forces.

(THE CONVERSATION) A major offensive has seen rebel groups in Syria retake the country’s second city, Aleppo – and demonstrated the growing prominence of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in the ...

On December 8, 2024, jihadist forces led by the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seized power, creating new threats to the rights and lives of Christians, Alawites and other minorities.

After a rapid rise to power, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group is trying to unite a fractious country where fighting is ongoing.

The Syrian transitional government is launching its first crackdown on political dissidents following an "ambush" by ...

The surprise advance was led by members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, fighting alongside Turkish-backed groups opposing the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. While the offensive – the most ...

The visits came a day after Sharaa — also known by his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani — met with Turkish Foreign ...

One group staking a major claim for that role is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which, under the leadership of Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, spearheaded the opposition advance that toppled Assad. What is Hayat ...