Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

Kurdish women helped defeat ISIS in Syria. What is next for them as SDF dissolves? - analysis

Will the women who played such a heroic and key role in defeating ISIS receive new roles in Syria's new security force, or be left behind?

A Kurdish internal security forces member stands guard with a weapon as Syrian Kurds attend a protest in solidarity with the people in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in Aleppo, in Hasakah, Syria January 7, 2026.
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Syria’s missing women: What really happened to Batoul Alloush? - exclusive

SDF leader Mazloum Abdi (L) and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) signing a deal to end the war between their two groups, March 2025.

Syrian President Sharaa hosts Kurdish SDF leaders to talk integration

Soldiers from Hay’at at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a prominent Sunni Islamist militant group and political organization formerly affiliated with al-Qaeda, hold a demonstration in Damascus, Syria.

Washington's tactical amnesia on Syria could fuel jihadist resurgence - analysis


Lebanon to work with Syria to strengthen borders

Both countries agreed to fix smuggling and border issues as well as Syrian deposits in Lebanese banks.

 Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati meet with Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, Syria, January 11, 2025.

IDF continues targeting Syrian military capabilities in fresh attacks

Since December, the IDF has been less public about any moves on the attack, mostly keeping a quiet defensive watch over the new buffer zone with Syria.

 IDF soldiers seen as part of operations targeting Syrian military capabilities, in northern Israel, January 9, 2025

Syria's Julani meets with Ukraine's foreign minister, SANA says

HTS leader discussed wheat supplies with Ukraine after Russia cut Syria off due to ousting of Assad.

 Top rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Julani speaks to a crowd at Ummayad Mosque in Damascus, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, Syria December 8, 2024.

Syrian forces suffer 14 casualties in ambush as unrest reaches Assad’s loyalist regions

The HTS soldiers were allegedly targeting a former Assad soldier who worked at Sednaya prison.

 SPENT BULLET CARTRIDGES lie on the ground after rebels seized Damascus and ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad this week.

Syrian interim government names rebel commander as defense minister

Senior leader in the Islamist group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham led military operations in the campaign that ousted the Assad regime.

 Head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Syria's de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, sits next to Murhaf Abu Qasra, who according to an official source has been appointed as Defense Minister in Syria's interim government, in Damascus, Syria.

Avoiding past mistakes: Seven key concerns about the Islamist approach in Syria - opinion

The joy of seeing the fall of the tyranny of the Assad regime also compels us to ask many questions to avoid repeating the catastrophic failures of Islamist movements.

A rebel led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands in the back of a vehicle in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.

‘Jewlani the Jew’: Conspiracies on HTS leader run rampant on social media

Even before his announcement that Syria is not looking for a confrontation with Israel, the leader of HTS, Ahmad al-Sharaa, faced harsh campaigns from Iran sympathizers and anti-Islamist actors.

 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. (Illustrative)

Is Syria's Julani part of a rising generation of younger Middle East leaders?

If Julani is to remain in power for the coming years, he could play a transformative role in Syria and the Middle East.

Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani

Syrian authorities reopen schools, a week after upheaval that overthrew Assad

The country's new de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, faces a massive challenge to rebuild Syria.

A teacher in front of a school in Damascus, Syria December 15, 2024.

Interim Syrian gov't complains to UN as Israel extends buffer zone

The letter complained of Israeli strikes in the country - despite Israel targeting weapons facilities belonging to the Assad regime.

IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.