Origins and ideology Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has its roots in the early stages of the Syrian civil war, which began in 2011 as a popular uprising against the autocratic government of Assad. The group ...
as they are received by Syria's new leader and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) chief Ahmed al-Sharaa (C-R) in Damascus on December 30, 2024. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP) (Photo by BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via ...
He is leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the U.S.-designated terrorist organization that overthrew Bashar al-Assad this month. Western leaders are responding to this development with relative calm ...
Among them, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has emerged as the most powerful armed faction in northwest Syria, despite the collapse of numerous other militant groups through defeat or mergers.