Abu Mohammed al-Julani

Abu Mohammed al-Julani is the leader of the Syrian rebel/terrorist group Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and is the nom de guerre of Ahmad al-Shaara. 

Syria's Sharaa will attend Arab Summit, marking a potential path towards stability

Syria's invitation to the Arab Summit comes after Sharaa met Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani.

 Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.
 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa seen with the background of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)

Syria is willing to join the Abraham Accords, Sharaa tells US rep

 Illustrative image of Lebanese and Syrian flags amid a cityscape.

The precarious foundations of emerging governmental structures in Lebanon and Syria - opinion

 UAE's Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan greets Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa, as UAE's Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan looks on, at Al Shati Palace, in Abu Dhabi.

Syria's Sharaa meets UAE counterpart in second visit to a Gulf country as leader


Syria claims Hezbollah kidnapped, executed three Syrian soldiers, responds with shelling - report

The Syrian army has clashed with Hezbollah several times since the overthrow of the Assad regime.

 People visit the burial site of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, on the outskirts of Beirut

Druze leader in Syria: 'We oppose agreement with al-Sharaa regime due to extremism' - report

He added that his community "will move in the direction that is suitable for the sect."

 – Druze Sheikh Al-Akl, Dr. Sami Abi Al-Muna

WATCH: Katz confirms IDF attacks in Damascus to stop future Islamic Jihad terror ops

Katz said, "There will be no impunity for Islamic terror against Israel in Damascus, nor in any other area."

 Aftermath of an Israeli strike in Damascus, Syria, March 13, 2025.

Damascus may have hammered out deal with Druze in Suweida - analysis

The two groups that Israel sought to support in Syria, Kurds and Druze, are now moving closer to integration with the new government in Damascus.

Druze gather to contact their relatives on the Syrian side of the border from the Israeli Golan Heights.

Historic deal between Damascus and Kurdish-led SDF could transform Syria - analysis

The image of the two men meeting, having discarded their military uniforms and put on suits, illustrates how leaders can seize the moment and opt for peace over war. 

 The leader of the Syrian Democratic Forces signed a deal on March 11 with Syria’s new president Ahmed al-Sharaa

Alawite Syrians to 'Post': We need Israel's help from jihadist atrocities - exclusive

“Al-Sharaa’s forces are carrying out ethnic cleansing against the ‘infidels,’” a Syrian Alawite told the Jerusalem Post

 A man receives a blanketed child from another crossing the Nahr al-Kabir river, forming the border between Syria's western Latakia province and northern Lebanon in the Hekr al-Daher area on March 11, 2025, as families from Syria's Alawite minority enter Lebanon to flee from sectarian violence

IAF targets Syrian regime's military headquarters, radar systems in overnight raid

The presence of such equipment constitutes a threat to the State of Israel and IDF operations, the military explained.

 Blasts from IDF strikes in Syria, February 26, 2025.

Sharaa says he will crackdown on mass killings that 'threaten unity' of Syria

Sharaa warned that mass killings threaten Syria’s unity and pledges swift justice.

 Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Damascus announce completion of anti-Assad loyalist campaign

Clashes between Assad loyalists and the country's new Islamist rulers have killed more than 1,000 people, mostly civilians.

  Search and sweep operations are being expanded to track down remnants of the deposed Bashar al-Assad regime after recent security tensions in the coastal region, where ousted regime elements attacked security patrols and checkpoints, resulting in casualties on March 07, 2025 in Latakia, Syria.

Deadly clashes rage in coastal Syria as Sharaa calls for peace

Syria has been beset by some of the worst violence since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

 Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa talks to attendees during a national dialogue, a key milestone in the transition to a new political system after decades of Assad rule, in Damascus, Syria February 25, 2025.

Massacres in Latakia test Syria’s new government amid rising violence - analysis

Massacre reports put pressure on Syria’s new leadership to respond.

 Attendees gather during a national dialogue, a key milestone in the transition to a new political system after decades of Assad rule, in Damascus, Syria February 25, 2025.