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Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham

Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, also referred to as Tahrir al-Sham, is a Sunni Islamist political and paramilitary organisation involved in the Syrian civil war. It was formed on 28 January... Wikipedia

  • Active:  28 January 2017 – present
  • Ideology:  Islamism, Islamic fundamentalism, Sunni interests, Syrian nationalism, Factions, Salafism, Historical, Salafi jihadism
  • Allegiance:  Syrian transitional government (since 2024), Syrian Salvation Government (2017–2024)
  • Leaders:  Abu Mohammad al-Julani (leader since October 2017), Abu Jaber Shaykh (Shura council leader, official leader until October 2017), Abu Hassan al-Hamwi (military leader since 2019), Abu Ubeidah al-Kansafra †, (top military commander)
  • Headquarters:  Idlib Governorate, Syria
  • Area of operations:  Syria, Lebanon (until August 2017)
  • Part of:  Unified Military Council (Idlib), Military Operations Command
  • Allies:  (alleged), (alleged), Ansar al-Islam (splinter faction), Soldiers of the Caucasus, Syrian Muslim Brotherhood, Katiba Abd Ar-Rahman, Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, Katibat Jabal al-Islam, Turkistan Islamic Party, Junud al-Makhdi, Malhama Tactical, Katibat al-Ghuraba al-Turkistan, Army of Glory, Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis (2018), Syrian National Army
  • Opponents:  State opponents, Ba'athist Syria (until 2024), (2017) Non-state opponents, IRGC-backed militant groups, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas, Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Liwa Zainebiyoun, Liwa Fatemiyoun, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Hezbollah, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Al-Qaeda (since 2020), Hurras al-Din
  • Battles and wars:  Syrian civil war, Inter-rebel conflict, Idlib Governorate clashes (January–March 2017), Idlib Governorate clashes (July 2017), Syrian Liberation Front–Tahrir al-Sham conflict, 5th Idlib inter-rebel conflict, East Ghouta inter-rebel conflict (April–May 2017), National Front for Liberation–Tahrir al-Sham conflict, Siege of al-Fu'ah and Kafriya, Daraa offensive (February–March 2017), ISIL Daraa offensive (February 2017), Qaboun offensive (February–March 2017), 2017 Hama offensive, Daraa offensive (June 2017), Quneitra offensive (June 2017), Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon, Qalamoun offensive (July–August 2017), Military intervention against ISIL, American-led intervention in Syria, Russian military intervention in Syria, Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate, Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–present), Eastern Syria insurgency (2017–present), Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018), Northern Homs offensive (April–May 2018), 2018 Southern Syria offensive, Idlib demilitarization (2018–2019), Northwestern Syria offensive (April-August 2019), Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020), Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2020), Idlib Governorate clashes (October 2021), 2022 Ahrar al-Sham–Levant Front clashes, October 2022 northern Aleppo clashes, Northwestern Syria clashes (December 2022–November 2024), 2024 Syrian opposition offensives, Battle of Aleppo (2024), 2024 Hama offensive, 2024 Homs offensive, Fall of Damascus
  • Data Source:  DuckDuckGo
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