Sham, the rebel group that spearheaded the offensive against Bashar Assad's forces.

Finding the remnants of the old dictatorship and bringing them to justice has emerged as a top priority for the new ...

American officials are wary as they try to persuade the rebels now in control in Syria to govern with an inclusive and ...

Syria's new government has been facing new challenges with unrest emerging in certain regions amid a growing number of ...

Ahmad Sharaa, the head of the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, will have real success by not making the same ousted ...

After a period of celebration over the fall of the Assad regime, old sectarian and political divisions have reasserted ...

On December 8, 2024, jihadist forces led by the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seized power, creating new threats to the rights and lives of Christians, Alawites and other minorities.

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...

The Syrian transitional government is launching its first crackdown on political dissidents following an "ambush" by ...

Syria's new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs on Thursday, a day after protests by ...

A silent crowd gathered in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday to press the new authorities about the fate of relatives who ...

One group staking a major claim for that role is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which, under the leadership of Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, spearheaded the opposition advance that toppled Assad. What is Hayat ...