Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

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

Why Western policy may be paving the way for Islamist rule, ethnic cleansing, and regional instability

|ByERIC R. MANDEL
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.
Ayman Abu Hadir, assistant to the Foreign Minister, meets with Alawite leader Dr. Tamim Khromachou.

Only Israel condemned Sharaa’s massacres, Syrian Alawite leader to ‘Post’ - interview

Sectarian violence has plagued Syria long before Ahmed al-Sharaa’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, which splintered from al-Qaeda, took control of the country last year.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks on the day representatives of the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council meet him at the People's Palace in Damascus, Syria, December 4, 2025.

Canada removes Syria from its list of foreign state supporters of terrorism

"These measures are in line with recent decisions taken by our allies, - and follows the efforts by the Syrian transitional government to advance Syria’s stability" the Canadian government stated.

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Leader of new Syrian administration, Ahmed al Sharaa and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (not seen) watch the view of Damascus on Mount Qasioun following their meeting in Damascus, Syria on December 22, 2024

UN Security Council removes sanctions on Syria's president, interior minister

United Nations sanctions monitors have seen no "active ties" this year between al Qaeda and HTS, according to a UN report seen by Reuters in July.

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Syria's President welcomes German FM

Baerbock led a delegation to Syria as part of widening efforts by European powers to reach out to the new government in the wake of the fall of the Assad regime on December 8.

MARCH 20, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Amer Nahas, the supervisor of the German embassy building in Damascus for 26 years, handing the key to the Annalena Baerbock

WATCH: IDF presence on Syrian Hermon protects from Syrian, Hamas, Iran threats, Katz tells 'Post'

The program of Syrian Druze working in the Golan Heights will start on March 16.

MARCH 11, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Yonah Jeremy Bob embeds with IDF on Syrian side of Golan Heights, March 11, 2025.

Israeli troops locate, dismantle weapons while operating within Syria amid sectoral violence

The IDF began operating in Syria when HTS took power in order to preemptively stop a sudden invasion by Syrian jihadists.

MARCH 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops operate within Syria in early March.

Syria calls for Israel's withdrawal from its lands, national dialog closing statement says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said recently that Israel would maintain the buffer zone as long as necessary.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa holds a speech at the National Dialogue Conference on February 25, 2025 in Damascus, Syria

Syria’s Julani names himself transitional president, dissolves Baath institutions

The announcements emerged during a meeting attended by commanders of armed groups that fought to oust Bashar al-Assad from power.

JANUARY 29, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, in Damascus on December 23, 2024.

Nearly 30% of Syrians want to go home, up from almost zero, UN refugee chief says

Syrian refugees express rising intent to return as new leadership emerges after Assad's fall.

JANUARY 25, 2025ByREUTERS
Children attend a class in a primary school at refugee camp in Idlib, a northwestern Syrian city where Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) had maintained an administration at the time when Syria's civil war front lines were frozen, Syria, December 17, 2024.

Syria’s defense minister rejects SDF proposal for autonomous Kurdish military bloc

Syria's new defense minister accused the Syrian Defense Forces of delaying negotiations.

JANUARY 19, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
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.

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.

JANUARY 11, 2025ByREUTERS
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.

JANUARY 9, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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.

DECEMBER 30, 2024ByREUTERS
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.