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.

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.

How Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is navigating post-Assad Syria, transitioning from insurgency to governance amid challenges of legitimacy, recognition, and internal opposition.

On December 8, 2024, rebel forces deposed the regime of Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al Assad, after the insurgents stormed through much of the country, retaking various regional capitals and ...

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 ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 20 (UPI) --Ahmad Sharaa, the head of the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, known as HTS, and now Syria's de-facto ruler, will long be remembered as the one who has ...

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, leader of the Syrian Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, sits for a February 2021 interview with FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith in Idlib province, Syria.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...