As mentioned above, Jabhat al-Nusra, HTS’s precursor organization, was formed in Syria in 2011 as al-Qaeda’s affiliate within the opposition to the Assad regime. Nusra’s leader, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani ...

Three years after launching his “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a looming ...

When Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria, merchants like Youssef Rajab kept much of their imported stock hidden for fear of arrest ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Tuesday received Tommaso Sansone, the new Italian ...