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, ...

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

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

In the chaos of Syria’s war, it was a moment of bureaucratic ceremony ...

Experts say HTS and other groups need to prove they will respect diverse communities in the long term and their treatment 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 ...

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

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 ...