Syria’s main insurgent group moving away from Al Qaeda
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rose to notoriety over the past decade by claiming fatal bomb attacks and threatening revenge against Western 'crusader' forces
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Idlib, the last Islamist rebel bastion in Syria
FRANCE 24’s jihadism expert Wassim Nasr recently travelled to Idlib, the northwestern Syrian province controlled by the armed Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS),...
Islamic State women use children as ‘sex tools’
Sitting on a classroom chair, his fingers drumming nervously on a tablet, a young boy slowly raises his head to reveal a pair of pale...
A Dangerous Situation in Northern Syria
Northern Syria is currently the home of some 10,000 former ISIS fighters - the largest concentration of terrorists in the world.
The U.S. Should Support the Syrian Democratic Forces
The Biden administration overcame diplomatic, bureaucratic, and logistical hurdles to rally a coalition of 50-plus countries in support of Ukraine since February 2022. Washington's response...
What is Captagon, the addictive drug mass-produced in Syria?
Captagon has featured large in regional diplomatic discussions as some Arab countries look to normalise relations with Syria.
Iran smuggling weapons hidden in earthquake relief to Syria
Iran and allied proxy groups have been smuggling weapons into Syria concealed within aid shipments sent in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake earlier this...