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 13-year ...

Bashar Assad's government in Syria collapsed on Sunday, ending his 24 years in power. Rebel forces led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham swept through Syria, seizing Damascus. Here's what we know ...

The rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, is responsible for toppling the Assad family's five-decade grip on power. But who exactly are the leaders of HTS, which is designated as a terrorist ...

Ahmed al-Shara, center, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, before a victory speech in Damascus on Dec. 8. He laid aside his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani.

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.

Mr. al-Jolani, 42, is the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an Islamist group once linked to Al Qaeda that has controlled most of Idlib Province, in northwestern Syria, for years during a long ...

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is a coalition of Islamist groups led by Jabhat al-Nusra militants created on January 28, 2017. The group includes up to 20,000 militants who control most of Syria’s Idlib ...

Engagement with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham demands extreme caution to avoid legitimizing terrorism and extremism. In December 2024, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a surprise offensive against ...

Trump meets with Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa before Qatar visit 04:29. The State Department said Monday it will lift Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's designation as a foreign terrorist ...

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. Advertisement.