Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham

English Tahrir al-Sham Alternative forms en HTS abbreviation en Hayat Tahrir al-Sham en Hay'at Tahrir ash-Sham Etymology en ar هَيْئَةُ تَحْرِيرِ ٱلشَّام Organisation for the Liberation of the Levant. Proper noun Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham A political and paramilitary Sunni Islamic organisation involved in the Syrian Civil War. en Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s sudden offensive on a major city has grabbed global attention but experts are not so surprised. en Jomana Karadsheh, Gul Tuysuz, Brice Laine, Lauren Kent and Eyad Kourdi Syrian rebel leader says goal is to ‘overthrow’ Assad regime w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/middleeast/syria-rebel-forces-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-al-jolani-intl-latam/index.html 2024-12-06 In an exclusive interview with CNN, Jolani left no doubt that the ambitions of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) – a group that was formed out of a former al Qaeda affiliate – are nothing less than bringing an end to the Assad regime. https://web.archive.org/web/20260701192932/https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/middleeast/syria-rebel-forces-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-al-jolani-intl-latam/index.html 1 July 2026 en Islam Islamism Organizations Syria