Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)

A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017/ Reuters
Middle East

Canada eases Syria sanctions, names ambassador

Canada's special envoy for Syria, Omar Alghabra, said: "Canada can play a meaningful role in enabling Syrians to build an inclusive country that respects all of its citizens

A Russian military vehicle heads towards Hmeimim air base in Syria's coastal Latakia, Syria, December 15, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
Middle East

Russia gambles to keep military bases in post-Assad Syria

People stand near a plane carrying aid from Qatar, as it arrives at Damascus International Airport, Syria, December 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar/File Photo
Middle East

US sanctions hold up Qatari support for Syria: sources

Smoke billows over Khiam, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, Lebanon November 9, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
Middle East

Israeli warplanes strike south of Damascus

EU flags flutter in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Europe

Germany pushing for EU to relax sanctions on Syria: source

A fighter affiliated with the new Syrian administration in a tunnel, inside the abandoned base of the Syrian Republican Guard, near Damascus, on January 4, 2025. Photo: BAKR ALKASEM / AFP vis BSS
Middle East

Elaborate military tunnel complex linked to Assad's palace

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks to the media on the day he meets with Qatar's Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 23, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo
Middle East

Syria's de facto leader says holding elections could take up to four years

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa attends a meeting with former rebel faction chiefs, as he reached an agreement with them to dissolve all groups and consolidate them under the Defence Ministry, according to a statement from the new administration, in Damascus, Syria, in this handout image released on December 24, 2024. Photo: SANA/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

Women hold Women's Protection Units (YPJ) flags during a rally demanding the new Islamist rulers in Damascus respect women's rights and condemn Turkish-backed military campaigns in Kurdish-led regions of the north, in the northeastern city of Qamishli, Syria, December 23, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Orhan Qereman
Middle East

Women rally for equal rights in Syria after Assad's fall to Islamists

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and his son Taymur Jumblatt meet with Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Middle East

Syria's de facto ruler reassures minorities, meets Lebanese Druze leader

Ahmed al-Sharaa, Murhaf Abu Qasra, Damascus, December 21, 2024. Photo: Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Syria's new rulers name HTS commander as defence minister

A member of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands along a street, after rebels seized the capital and ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Hasakah, Syria, December 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Orhan Qereman/File Photo
Middle East

Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts

People gather during a celebration called by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) at the Umayyad Square, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar
Middle East

US held 'very productive' first meeting with Syria's al-Sharaa, scraps 10m bounty