People / group

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

2017–2025 · 21st century · Also known as HTS

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham was a Sunni Islamist armed group in the Syrian civil war, formed in 2017 from the former al-Nusra Front, once al-Qaeda's Syrian branch, and other factions. Led by Abu Mohammad al-Julani (Ahmed al-Sharaa), it governed much of Idlib province. In late 2024 it led the offensive that took Damascus and toppled Bashar al-Assad, and it was dissolved into the new state in 2025.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
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Syrian Arab Republic

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hayat-tahrir-al-sham
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