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.. The ...

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.

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, ...

HTS began in 2011 as Jabhat al-Nusra, an Al Qaeda affiliate, and was known for its effectiveness and brutality. “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” translates to "Organisation for the Liberation of the ...

Background. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has an interesting and unique history.It started out as a branch of the Islamic State’s predecessor group, the Islamic State of Iraq, when it was founded in January ...

Syrian rebel forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, declared they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad and he had fled Damascus on Sunday. But what is HTS, and how did it rock the long ...

The main rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, is an offshoot of the Nusra Front, a onetime affiliate of al Qaeda, and is funded by Turkey. In recent years, the group has run a statelet of its own in ...

Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham launched the assault that ultimately toppled President Bashar al-Assad. Here’s who else has been fighting in Syria.

Mohammed al-Bashir, a rebel leader affiliated with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, has been named as caretaker prime minister until March. 1. Mr. al-Bashir previously served as the head of the ...