The map below shows the territorial control of various groups as of December 3. Four main groups are competing for control on the ground in Syria ... are Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the National ...

Note: HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham). Source ... three red stars represent the three main districts of Syria: Aleppo, Damascus and Deir el-Zor. The “independence” flag became a rallying emblem ...

Since then Syria has remained partitioned into zones ... In the last week, fighters from the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham — a former Al-Qaeda affiliate known as the Nusra Front — have ...

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An offensive by opposition forces in Syria is redrawing the map of areas controlled by the ... Starting November 27, rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), broke out of Idlib, the ...

In Syria, the stunning ... amid the chaos. Here's a map showing who controls what during this transition: The most powerful group is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which led the lightning offensive ...

In San Diego County, the fall of the Assad family regime was welcome news to some members of the Syrian community, including those eating at Mal Al Sham, a Syrian restaurant in El Cajon.

Our seven maps below illustrate how Syria became a country and the forces ... which was governed by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a rebranded JN (it sought to distance itself from its jihadist ...

Among them, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has emerged as the most powerful armed faction in northwest Syria, despite the collapse of numerous other militant groups through defeat or mergers.