Shaul Shay
(Senior research fellow at the International Institute for Counter-terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya and former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council)
Copyright: @ 2024 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 4 December 2024
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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions have launched a surprise attack against the Assad regime forces in Idlib province on November 27, 2024. The offensive began after rebels formed a new coalition called the “Military Operations Command.” The new grouping is made up of a broad spectrum of opposition forces, from Islamist factions to moderates. The leader of the new coalition is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a former al Qaeda affiliate in Syria that used to go by the name Al-Nusra Front... Read more