What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? And how did the Islamist group evolve into a key player in Syria’s civil war?
- Written by Sara Harmouch, Ph.D. candidate in Public Affairs, American University
A major offensive has seen rebel groups in Syria retake the country’s second city, Aleppo – and demonstrated the growing prominence of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in the 13-year-long civil war.
The surprise advance was...