Led by the former Harakat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) member Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the rebels’ efforts are currently focused on transitioning into the provisional Syrian Salvation Government (SSG).

HTS, a Sunni terrorist group with roots in Syria’s jihadist insurgency and former ties to al Qaeda, and Hezbollah, a Shiite terrorist force backed by Iran, represent opposing factions in the ...

Jerusalem Post Middle East Syria to hold dialog conference amid criticism over inclusivity A one-day dialogue in Damascus could signal a new chapter for Syria – but will HTS’s influence stifle ...

Syria’s current situation presents a rare opportunity to rebuild the state on democratic foundations. However, engaging with HTS demands extreme caution to avoid legitimizing terrorism.

The U.S. intelligence back channel with Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, which overthrew the Assad regime last month, reflects rising U.S. alarm that ISIS could mount a resurgence.

In 1973, Syria tried to reclaim the Golan Heights in a war it waged on Israel with Egypt. It failed, but Israel and Syria agreed to sign an armistice, leading to a demilitarized buffer zone ...

HTS, the most organized of the groups, has since established itself as Syria’s de facto rulers after coordinating with the southern fighters during the lighting-fast offensive.

Syria's HTS 'is a movement that has de-radicalized from the top' A leading expert on Syria, researcher Patrick Haenni analyzes the nature of the new power stemming from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ...

Syria's new leaders have reportedly given high-ranking military posts to several foreign Islamist fighters. It is raising concern in their home countries, but a leading Middle East expert says it ...

The terrorist designation for HTS is a key obstacle to Syria’s long-term economic viability, but U.S. officials said the Islamist rebels who stunned the world late last year by overthrowing ...

HTS led a lightning insurgency that ousted President Bashar Assad on Dec. 8 and ended his family's decades-long rule. From 2011 until Assad's downfall, Syria's uprising and civil war killed an ...

In 2018, Washington designated the HTS a Foreign Terrorist Organisation and placed a $10 million bounty on the head of its Syrian leader, Ahmed al-Shara’a, whose nom de guerre was Abu Mohammad ...