An Islamist armed group known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham entered the city from the north, while from the south, a separate group of rebels took up positions in the capital’s suburbs. The rebels ...

The advances are detailed in a map produced by the Critical Threats Project at the ... In December, Syrian rebels fighting under Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), overthrew Assad's regime. The group is now ...

For more recent analysis of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), see this August 2023 post from the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program's Examining Extremism series. Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS or ...