Still, HTS remains a Salafi Jihadist group, and the United States and U.K. still consider it a “terrorist organization,” meaning it cannot be given assistance.

Syrian rebel forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, declared they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad and he had fled Damascus on Sunday. But what is HTS, and how did it rock the long ...

HTS, unlike the pliable Hamas, makes no secret of its disdain for Iran, Hezbollah, and their ilk. Indeed, it has openly declared its intention to rid the region of all Shia influences.

HTS, a former al-Qaeda affiliate, is a proscribed organisation in the UK, meaning that Britain, like other Western nations including the U.S., designates it as a terrorist group, making it illegal ...

Blinken's comments mark the first time a U.S. official has acknowledged contact with HTS. The Islamist group was once affiliated with al-Qaida, and while it has sought to strike a more moderate ...

When Hayat Tahrir al Sham took Hama on December 5, 2024. BAKR ALKASEM/AFP. Just a few days ago, as the insurgent coalition led by the radical Islamist faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, meaning ...