December 6, 2024 - Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of the Islamist rebel alliance that has captured swathes of Syria in a lightning offensive, is an extremist who has adopted a more moderate posture to try achieve his goals.

The trend of fatal police shootings in the U.S. seems to only be increasing each year, with Black civilians having the highest rates of being killed by police.

December 8, 2024 - Dalle alture del Golan all'Iraq, ora dice che gli interessa "solo la Siria" e si presenta al mondo con il suo vero nome: Ahmad Huseyn al Shara

6 days ago - Throughout the War in Afghanistan, there had been 3,621 coalition deaths in Afghanistan as part of the coalition operations (Operation Enduring Freedom and ISAF) since the invasion in 2001. In this total, the American figure is for deaths "In and Around Afghanistan" which, as defined by the ...

The US Secretary of State said ... after Islamist rebels toppled strongman Bashar al-Assad, a member of the Alawite minority who led a secular dictatorship. · HTS commander Ahmed al-Sharaa, aka Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, has urged foreign countries to not fear Syria after Bashar al-Assad's regime was overthrown. Speaking to American broadcaster ...

March 14, 2010 - How do you stop foes who kill with devices built for the price of a pizza? Maybe the question is, can you stop them?

December 13, 2024 - Ahmed al-Sharaa, also called Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, is a militant Islamist and former al-Qaeda member whose group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), overthrew Syrian Pres. Bashar al-Assad in 2024.

December 9, 2024 - For over a year leading up to the ... Jolani faced protests in Idlib from hardline Islamists as well as Syrian activists. Critics compared his rule to Assad's, accusing HTS of authoritarianism, suppressing dissent and silencing critics. Protesters labelled HTS's security forces as "Shabbiha", a term used to describe Assad's loyalist henchmen. They further alleged that HTS deliberately avoided meaningful combat against government ...

December 29, 2019 - Editor's note: Jolani is ex-ISIS as is his organization. He was sent by the then Iraq-based ISIS to exploit the situation in Syria and create an ISIS spinoff there, but soon realizing the size of the opening there the main body of ISIS moved into Syria as well, after which they demanded a merger. He

December 9, 2024 - Abu Mohammad al-Jolani spearheaded a lightning assault that led to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

December 27, 2024 - In April 2017, the first deliberate military action against the Syrian Arab Republic occurred when the United States bombed the Shayrat Airbase in response to the Shaykun chemical attack. Two months later on 6 June, the United States conducted airstrikes on pro-government forces, killing an unknown number of fighters. Two days later, an American ...

January 4, 2020 - The Trump administration on Friday justified its killing of a top Iranian general as an act of self-defense, trying to deflect accusations that it violated international law and concerns raised by legal experts and a senior U.N. rights investigator.

December 14, 2024 - New leaders in Damascus seek to give Israel 'assurances'...

December 8, 2024 - The terror outfit, then led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, reportedly detained Jolani for five years and prevented his rise through the ranks of the terror outfit. In March 2011, when ‘pro-democracy’ protests broke against Assad's rule in Syria, Jolani returned home and founded the Al-Nusra Front, ...

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February 9, 2021 - Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The administration of President Joe Biden may use a new tactic to bring Damascus to its knees. The ‘regime-change’ policy of Obama, which spawned ‘forever-wars’ in Libya and Syria, has a new twist.

June 1, 2021 - You have not spoken to an American reporter in the past. >> ABU MOHAMMED AL JOLANI (speaking Arabic): >> SMITH: So why have you chosen now to speak to the United States?

December 5, 2024 - By Ahmed Al-Rumah Following the rapid developments in Syria, with Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies taking control of Aleppo and advancing to the outskirts of Hama in record time, Syrians from all sides have been left astonished and questioning: How is an extremist Islamist group, ...

April 4, 2021 - The interview is widely seen as the HTS leader's latest attempt to rehabilitate his image among Western states.