File photo: Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa (Picture credit: AP) Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, emerged as Syria’s interim president on Wednesday, after leading the offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad’s government a few months ago. Once a shadowy jihadist with ties to al-Qaeda, al-Sharaa has undergone a striking transformation, presenting himself as…
FILE – Syria’s de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, walks in the presidential palace ahead of his meeting with Walid Ellafi, Libyan minister of state for communication and political affairs, in Damascus, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy, File) DAMASCUS: The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month…
Image used for representative purposes only Rebels from the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have announced a significant victory in Syria, claiming to have captured the strategically important city of Homs. The group shared the news on Telegram, shortly after their leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, released a video statement declaring: “We are living in the…
