The HTS leader played a pivotal role in the 13-day offensive that toppled Assad’s regime, cementing his place as Syria’s most ...
The HTS chief has evolved from jihadist leader to rebel statesman while fighting to overthrow Bashar al-Assad.
Upstairs, in the hospital lobby, Jebhat al-Nusra, as the Syrian al Qaeda franchise wished to be known, had improvised a not-entirely-fake city hall, in which they issued permits and tried to sort ...
The new leader of Syria has transformed from a wanted terrorist to a polished political leader. It’s an evolution that could ...
"was carried out by rebels from the al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra group, according to a Syrian government official and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an anti-regime group ...
Al-Golani’s prominence grew when al-Baghdadi sent him to Syria to establish a branch of al-Qaida called the Nusra Front. The ...
Standing before a cheering crowd in Damascus’ historic Umayyad Mosque, the broad and bearded Abu Mohammad al-Jolani declared ...
Assad's recent ouster, ethnic Syrian Alawites have found themselves increasingly anxious over the future under HTS rule, ...
In recent days, new leaders have come to town in Syria. The Assad Dynasty has crumbled, and its former high-rolling leader ...