Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
“The possibility of Syria presenting a conventional threat to Israel in the next 10 or even 20 years is not high,” says researcher Assaf Orion.
The Syrian leader is heading a neo-jihadism that is more insidious and dangerous than all other forms of political Islamism and Salafi-jihadism.
The council “can, and must, adjust its sanctions so the Syrian government can prevail in the fight against terrorism, while keeping the most dangerous and unrepentant actors designated,” said Dorothy Shea, interim U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
The recent IDF campaign in Syria may have damaged the prospects for an expansion of the Abraham Accords.
“Tomorrow’s action follows the Syrian government’s commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated.
Syria’s de facto leader called Jerusalem’s criticism “nonsense” in an interview with Reuters.
Jerusalem is increasingly concerned about Ankara’s influence on the new Islamist leadership in Damascus.
With the new regime in Syria supported by Ankara and the deployment of Turkish forces, no one in Israel wants to be caught off-guard.
Israel is waiting for Syria to stabilize, Lt. Col. (res.) Marco Moreno, a former senior IDF intelligence officer, tells JNS.
“Birds of a feather flock together,” Gideon Sa’ar write about Karim Khan and Syrian jihadist leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
“Israel and all others attacking in Syria must end their aggressive actions at once,” the Turkish president said.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has a history of regional administration and repression, alongside moderate Islamic law enforcement. Does its record reflect its intentions?
