But as celebrations continued over the toppling of Assad's brutal, repressive regime, questions remained about the future of Syria, given that the main rebel group behind the offensive ...

Mohamed Bashir, who heads HTS’s so-called “Salvation Government”, holds a press conference in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on November 28, 2024. AFP via Getty Images ...

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani said rebels have a wanted list of regime officials. LONDON -- Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani said late Monday that his forces "will not hesitate to hold ...

In just two weeks, rebel forces tore across Syria, shattering the stalemate left by more than a decade of civil war and bringing an end to more than five decades of brutal rule by the Assad dynasty.

In the early days of the recent offensive, a ragtag group of Druze, Christian and Alawite rebel groups from the south took control of towns and cities, including Sweida, the heartland of Syria’s ...

Bashir ran the rebel-led Salvation Government before the 12-day lightning rebel offensive swept into Damascus. Behind him were two flags - the green, black and white flag flown by opponents of ...

He has talked openly about his change along the way. From young al Qaeda fighter two decades ago, to rebel commander espousing sectarian tolerance. It’s a journey along which he has had plenty ...

The most powerful rebel group is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). From its power base in the north-western province of Idlib, HTS captured Aleppo in late November and then Hama, Homs and soon after the ...

The rebel group that toppled Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad tasked Mohammed Al Bashir to form a transitional government, Syrian television reported. Al Bashir will form a government to manage ...

Rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, declared a "historic" victory from Damascus's Umayyad Mosque after his Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group seized control of ...

Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani emerged as the face of a rebel-led offensive that toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime over the weekend—bringing more attention to a ...

Syria's rebel leader hailed a "historic" victory Sunday from a landmark Damascus mosque after his Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group headed a lightning offensive, snatching the capital from ...