Sitting down to write my annual assessment on trends in terrorism in early 2025, I’m struggling more than usual, fresh off ...

BEIRUT – Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say ...

The appointment of trustees and other attacks on democratic rights by the government show that the renewed negotiations ...

U.S., French and German envoys have warned Syria's new Islamist rulers that their appointment of foreign jihadists to senior ...

For Israel, this evolving situation presents a serious dilemma. Jerusalem remains deeply suspicious of the new government in ...

Forces allied with Syria's new interim government have intensified ground attacks in an attempt to take two main dams in the ...

The U.S. will keep HTS on the list of terrorist organizations for the remainder of President Joe Biden’s tenure, leaving the ...

The Biden administration has eased sanctions blocking transactions with the transitional Syrian government following the ...

Iran poured billions of dollars and sent thousands of soldiers and militia fighters to support the regime of Bashar al-Assad ...

On December 8, 2024, jihadist forces led by the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seized power, creating new threats to the rights and lives of Christians, Alawites and other minorities.

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Abu Qasra, who is also known by the nom de guerre Abu Hassan 600, is a senior figure in the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, which led the opposition forces that forced out al-Assad. Al Jazeera ...