The organization, which the US designates a terrorist group, has tried to shed that image and appear more moderate to the ...

Assad Syria, transitioning from insurgency to governance amid challenges of legitimacy, recognition, and internal opposition.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, whose name means Organization for the Liberation of the Levant, was the main rebel group leading the ...

A major offensive has seen rebel groups in Syria retake the country’s second city, Aleppo – and demonstrated the growing ...

Retired diplomat Chas Freeman and writer Pascal Lottaz discuss what happens now that Damascus is in the hands of Hayat Tahrir ...

Rebel fighters who took control of Aleppo about two weeks ago have promised security and continuity. Prices have skyrocketed, ...

Two U.S. congressmen have urged senior American officials to suspend some sanctions on Syria to ease pressure on its ...

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said the rebels had set fire to the mausoleum, located in the Latakia ...

"Perhaps Islamic rule will come … and the regime will become totalitarian again," SDC cochair Riad Darar told Newsweek.

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

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

Sham" at the Josieh crossing.