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Syrians begin fasting during first Ramadan without Assad family rule in decades • Mar. 2, 2025, 12:04 AM ET (AP)
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Also Known As HTS • Hayʾat Taḥrīr al-Shām
Date 2017 - present
Areas Of Involvement Islam
Related People Ahmed al-Sharaa

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