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

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

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

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.

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 ...

Syria's new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs on Thursday, a day after protests by ...

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 ...

Moral clarity is called for at this perilous moment. Kurds are America’s allies and friends with whom we share strategic ...

A delegation of US diplomats on December 20 met with representatives of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, marking the first in-person ...