The Islamist group, which spearheaded of the surprise rebel advance into Aleppo, is an offshoot of al-Qaida in Syria.

God willing,” the militant told his lieutenants, they would “be able to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Aleppo and Damascus soon.” ...

Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images A major offensive has seen rebel groups in Syria retake the country’s second city, ...

Mr. al-Assad’s international backers, including Russia, Iran and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, are weakened and distracted ...

The Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which seized Aleppo in a shock offensive over the weekend, is an Islamist ...

Insurgents led by the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham along with Turkey-backed opposition fighters were about 10 ...

In only six days, a broad coalition of advancing opposition forces coordinated by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has captured all of ...

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Iran and Russia, both stretched by conflicts of their own, have experienced setbacks in Syria after a rebel offensive in the ...

Sham, a militant faction affiliated with extremist groups, launched its largest operation in nearly nine years.

The rebel coalition consists of "well-established armed Islamist factions who, despite their differences, are united in ...

Since 2020, large numbers of refugees from Assad-held areas of Syria have lived under HTS rule. As Jolani’s forces seize back ...