Qaeda, HTS has since rejected transnational jihad but maintains an authoritarian rule rooted in Salafist principles ...

The Islamist group, which spearheaded of the surprise rebel advance into Aleppo, is an offshoot of al-Qaida in Syria.

Senators on both sides of the aisle are holding back from cheering rebel gains against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, ...

God willing,” the militant told his lieutenants, they would “be able to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Aleppo and Damascus soon.” ...

Mr. al-Assad’s international backers, including Russia, Iran and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, are weakened and distracted ...

The rapid breakthroughs made by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria reveal that the supporters of ...

Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images A major offensive has seen rebel groups in Syria retake the country’s second city, ...

The rebels have set their sights on an area where President Bashar al-Assad’s government has long maintained strength.

The Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which seized Aleppo in a shock offensive over the weekend, is an Islamist ...

The leader of Syria’s most powerful insurgent group has toured the seized city of Aleppo in a surprise visit, the first since ...

Syrian rebels captured Aleppo last week in an attack initiated by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. Formerly known as the Nusra Front, it ...

The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebel group in Syria has taken control of much of Aleppo city after local forces withdrew to ...