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 group ...

For more recent analysis of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), see this August 2023 post from the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program's Examining Extremism series. Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS or ...

Governments and the international community should take a cautionary approach to HTS's success in Syria, particularly in view ...

After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the ...

Ahmad al Mansour, an Egyptian national and former member of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) in Syria, has reportedly been detained ...

Syria has faced such transitions before. Unless secular, pro-democracy advocates learn from the past, we risk falling into ...

Jolani, the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group, became the de facto leader of Syria. Since then, he has ...

In August of that year, Osama was hospitalised after Assad’s forces attacked the Rifai Mosque in Damascus - a focal point for protests in the early days of the uprising – and Sariya was banned from ...

Ahmad al-Shara, Syria’s new leader and top official of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a terrorist organization that led the attack against Assad’s government, is trying to adjust the nation to a new ...

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 ...