Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

Hundreds Join Rare Protests Against Syria's Jihadist Rebels

Hundreds took to the streets across Syria's rebel-held northwest on Friday in rare protests against its jihadist rulers, as anger simmered a week after a man died in their custody. About half of Idlib province and parts of Hama, Aleppo and Latakia provinces are controlled by former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The ...

Senior Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham Leader Killed in Syria

A prominent Iraqi jihadist leader in the northwest of Syria was killed in a suicide bombing, announced on Friday his group and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) war monitor. "Abu Maria al-Qahtani was martyred after a treacherous attack by an Islamic State group member using an explosive belt," said former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat ...