Fighters affiliated with the new Syrian administration take part in an operation to track down members of deposed President Bashar al-Assad's paramilitary forces in the city of Homs, Jan. 2, 2025. (Credit: HO/SANA/AFP)
We invite you to revisit this article in light of the Syrian government’s ongoing operation against jihadists — including French fighters — in the country’s northwest.Now that Syrian rebels from the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group have snatched the power in Syria — after toppling Bashar al-Assad's regime on Dec. 8 —, they must handle urgent matters one by one, including the issue of foreign jihadists on Syrian soil.On Dec. 29, Ahmad al-Sharaa, head of HTS and current de facto leader of Syria, decreed the appointment of former rebels, including foreign jihadists, to command posts within the future national army of the country. The announcement followed an agreement the previous week between the new authorities and the armed groups from the coalition that overthrew the Assad regime for their dissolution and integration, notably...
We invite you to revisit this article in light of the Syrian government’s ongoing operation against jihadists — including French fighters — in the country’s northwest.Now that Syrian rebels from the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group have snatched the power in Syria — after toppling Bashar al-Assad's regime on Dec. 8 —, they must handle urgent matters one by one, including the issue of foreign jihadists on Syrian soil.On Dec. 29, Ahmad al-Sharaa, head of HTS and current de facto leader of Syria, decreed the appointment of former rebels, including foreign jihadists, to command posts within the future national army of the country. The announcement followed an agreement the previous week between the new authorities and the armed groups from the coalition that overthrew the Assad regime for their dissolution and...
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