September 2, 2025 - Thus, it is clear that the main reason for Jolani’s passivity toward Israel’s attacks lies not so much in military capability but rather in political will. As for Turkey’s stance, Erdogan and Turkish parliamentarians often resort to tools such as parliamentary resolutions, speeches, and symbolic diplomatic condemnations. Ankara seeks to present itself as a defender of Palestinians, but in practice, Turkey prefers to avoid taking firm positions against Israel, hoping instead that behind the scenes and with US help, it can manage part of the Israeli threat.

May 28, 2021 - Smith’s reporting cast doubt on Jolani’s assertions that his forces have not targeted civilians or imprisoned and tortured his critics. But Smith also found that U.S. experts and veteran diplomats in the region credit Jolani with establishing a semblance of stability in Idlib province and acting as a buffer against forces hostile to the United States.

December 20, 2024 - The US has lifted a $10m bounty ... between American diplomats and the HTS leadership. Barbara Leaf, the state department’s senior diplomat for the Middle East, said Sharaa had given assurances in the meeting in Damascus that Islamic State (IS) and other terrorist groups would not be allowed to operate in Syrian territory. Leaf said the US delegation informed Sharaa, formerly known by his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, that Washington ...

June 2, 2021 - Smith’s reporting cast doubt on Jolani’s assertions that his forces have not targeted civilians or imprisoned and tortured his critics. But Smith also found that U.S. experts and veteran diplomats in the region credit Jolani with establishing a semblance of stability in Idlib province and acting as a buffer against forces hostile to the United States.

December 8, 2024 - Although Jolani has sought to rebrand ... against the Assad regime, his past connections to al-Qaeda and the Nusra Front cast a long shadow.Recent developments in Syria have brought renewed attention to Jolani’s role, but it was in 2017 that the United States firmly labelled him a terrorist.Firm stance from the United StatesIn 2017, the US government used the official ...

March 22, 2025 - That the US is the number one funder of NATO means that such monies are forked over by the American taxpayer. As the Crisis Group is another 501(c), so is PBS, in addition to being “fully funded by the federal government” (and NATO weapons do not fall into al Jolani’s arms, like manna from the heavens).

August 18, 2022 - Over most of two decades, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s life has been a roadmap of Islamist militancy in Iraq and Syria. He joined the fight against U.S. forces in Iraq and was jailed by the Americans. He became a commander within the group known as the Islamic State of Iraq.

December 8, 2024 - A realist in his partisans' eyes, an opportunist to his adversaries, Jolani said in May 2015 that he, unlike IS, had no intention of launching attacks against the West.

December 10, 2024 - Jolani has led an effective campaign and proved that he can tweak his ideology if that means success in his political endeavor. He has portrayed himself as just another boy who was infuriated by the American invasion of Iraq, leading him astray, toward the Islamic State and al Qaeda, until ...

March 7, 2025 - While Jolani has emphasized his willingness to reconcile with those who surrender their weapons, he has also maintained a firm stance that members of the Syrian military partook in crimes against the Syrian people.

December 14, 2025 - In an official announcement, the Pentagon said that in today’s attack on U.S. forces in Syria, “two American service members and one American civilian interpreter” were killed, and three other service members were wounded. The operation took place near the city of Tadmur (Palmyra), where at least two Syrian security personnel were also killed. The Interior Ministry of Syria’s rebel-led government confirmed that the attacker was a member of the security forces and stated that he held “extremist ideology.”

March 7, 2024 - Wow Jolani went woke. Jokes aside this is good news. The revolutionary factions are winning the war but they must also win the peace. ... I have seen a video on this page just some minutes ago there was war army captured by them and they execute them ... that was against what is written here.

December 11, 2024 - Ahmed al-Sharaa, commonly known as Jolani, has been designated as a terrorist by the United States since 2013, whilst his organisation, HTS, was proscribed by the Trump administration in 2018 when a $10m bounty was placed on his head. For years, HTS lobbied to be delisted, but its pleas largely fell on deaf years with the group relegated to governing just a sliver of northwest Syria. But the lightning blitz by the rebels, which saw Assad's iron-grip rule end in spectacular fashion on Sunday, has since forced Washington to rethink how it engages with the former al-Qaeda affiliate.

December 10, 2024 - Al-Jolani turned Idlib, historically the country’s poorest province, into its fastest-growing region, despite his autocratic rule and frequent Syrian and Russian air attacks. To Mr. Al-Jolani’s credit, there were no major reports of attacks on Christians, Alawites, and other minorities or of acts of revenge against representatives of the Assad regime, including the military, and no mass looting as Hayat Tahrir fighters took over cities and towns, including Damascus.

December 11, 2024 - He announced he would do business with the Syrian government and wanted civil service staff to stay in their jobs to keep the country functioning. This doesn’t make al-Jolani or Ahmed al-Sharaa as he now wants to be called (his real name rather than his nom de guerre), a Kissinger-style diplomat whom the world can embrace as a long-awaited saviour. However, he only had to look back 21 years to see what the Americans did when the US-led coalition toppled Saddam Hussein from power in 2003, to know what to avoid at all costs.

December 18, 2024 - While Jolani has emphasized his willingness to reconcile with those who surrender their weapons, he has also maintained a firm stance that members of the Syrian military partook in crimes against the Syrian people.

December 21, 2024 - US News: The US has removed the $10 million bounty on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Mohammad al-Jolani after he led a successful offensive, ousting Assad f

December 8, 2024 - A realist in his partisans' eyes, an opportunist to his adversaries, Jolani said in May 2015 that he, unlike IS, had no intention of launching attacks against the West.

December 6, 2024 - A realist in his partisans' eyes, an opportunist to his adversaries, Jolani said in May 2015 that he, unlike IS, had no intention of launching attacks against the West.