Sham, which overthrew the Assad regime last month, reflects rising U.S. alarm that ISIS could mount a resurgence.

The E.U. is moving to ease sanctions in a bid to sway how HTS leads Syria’s transition and to further curb Russian influence ...

The intelligence sharing allowed the new government to prevent an IS attack on the Sayeda Zeinab shrine in Damascus.

As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country’s northwest late last year, officials from ...

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

The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north ...

Syria 's interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa has called Israel 's advances on his country's territory unacceptable, though he denied there would be any conflict. The Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader made ...

In Zahra, an Alawi neighbourhood on the outskirts of Homs in western Syria, an unspoken, organic curfew has taken hold since ...

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 ...

Sharaa – the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, which led the offensive that toppled the Assad regime on Dec. 8 – has previously said that he does not want conflict with Israel.

The local rebel commander hands over a thin plastic shopping bag so full of live grenades it seems likely to split under the weight.

Assad, meanwhile, had fled. HTS, the most organized of the groups, has since established itself as Syria’s de facto rulers after coordinating with the southern fighters during the lighting-fast ...