The first-ever fully computerised comic book 'Shatter Special' was published 40 years ago, a milestone that should not be ...

The fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has left a critical question: after a half-century of brutal dynastic rule has come to an end, who speaks for Syrians now? One group staking a major ...

The fall of President Bashar al-Assad has raised critical questions about the future of Syria and who speaks for its people. One group aiming for that role is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which ...

Syrian Islamist opposition group Hayat Tahrir al-Shams (HTS) and officials from the now-overthrown Assadist government appointed Mohammed al-Bashir to form a transitional government, Arab media ...

Rebel leader Abu Mohammed al Jolani, whose group was central to the lightning offensive that toppled decades of dictatorship in Syria this weekend, has spent years trying to distance himself from ...

Al-Qaeda accused Jolani of betrayal, leading to defections and the formation of Hurras al-Din, a new al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, which HTS later crushed in 2020. Members of Hurras al-Din ...

The collapse of Assad's government came after a coalition of opposition forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham launched a surprise offensive, seizing control of major cities like Aleppo, Hama ...

A jihadist and an extremist? Or a new face of a modern and tolerant Syria? Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader whose insurgency toppled President Bashar Assad, has long pursued a political ...

Jaish al-Izza and the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, as well as Turkish-backed factions that fall under the umbrella of the Syrian National Army. Probably. Although opposition fighters did not ...

On Dec. 8, Syrian rebels stunned the world by seizing Damascus and toppling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, more than 13 years into the country’s brutal war. The offensive by the Islamist ...

The goal of Syria’s rebel coalition, as it wrests another major city from government control this week, is ultimately to overthrow authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad, according to Abu ...

According to CSIS, in Idlib, he has sought partnerships with other armed opposition groups, such as Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki, Liwa al-Haqq, and Jaysh al-Sunna, while avoiding former allies like ...