Hayʾat Taḥrīr al Shām

Syrian militant group

Also known as: HTS, Tahrir al-Sham

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In Syria: Turning point in the war
…most rogue groups, such as Hayʾat Taḥrīr al-Shām (HTS), seemed to signal their compliance before the deadline. Heavy weaponry was removed from the buffer zone, but some fighters from the rogue groups reportedly remained past the deadline.
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In Syrian Civil War: Civil war
…the Nusrah Front, merged into Hayʾat Taḥrīr al-Shām (HTS) and together fought ISIL in Idlib, capturing territory held by ISIL in the area. In June 2017 the mostly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched an assault on Al-Raqqah, ISIL’s de facto capital in Syria, with support from U.S. air power…
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