Abu Mohammad al-Golani, leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham. (Credit: AFP archive photo)
It was in December 2013. The audience could only see his back. With his head covered and his voice decisive, Abu Mohammed al-Golani gave his first televised interview. The chief of al-Nusra Front, a branch of al-Qaeda in Syria, chose Qatar’s Al-Jazeera channel, a media often accused of being the mouthpiece of the Muslim Brotherhood, to talk about the fight against Bashar al-Assad’s regime.“We will achieve victory soon. It’s just a matter of days,” said the mysterious leader of the jihadist rebel group.Eleven years later, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani resumed a battle that never really ended against the Syrian regime. Leading a large-scale offensive under the banner of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) starting on Nov. 27, he brought about the fall of the Assad regime on Dec. 8, 2024. Read more HTS’ vague discourse towards Shiites and Alawites ...
It was in December 2013. The audience could only see his back. With his head covered and his voice decisive, Abu Mohammed al-Golani gave his first televised interview. The chief of al-Nusra Front, a branch of al-Qaeda in Syria, chose Qatar’s Al-Jazeera channel, a media often accused of being the mouthpiece of the Muslim Brotherhood, to talk about the fight against Bashar al-Assad’s regime.“We will achieve victory soon. It’s just a matter of days,” said the mysterious leader of the jihadist rebel group.Eleven years later, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani resumed a battle that never really ended against the Syrian regime. Leading a large-scale offensive under the banner of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) starting on Nov. 27, he brought about the fall of the Assad regime on Dec. 8, 2024. Read more HTS’ vague discourse towards Shiites and...
