The insurgent-held areas of Idlib and its environs in northwest Syria continue to be dominated by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, whose core of Jabhat al-Nusra originated as an affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq before declaring itself an al-Qa‘ida affiliate and then breaking ties with al-Qa‘ida in forming Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in January 2017.
Firqat-ul-Ghuraba vs. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Firqat-ul-Ghuraba vs. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Firqat-ul-Ghuraba vs. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
The insurgent-held areas of Idlib and its environs in northwest Syria continue to be dominated by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, whose core of Jabhat al-Nusra originated as an affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq before declaring itself an al-Qa‘ida affiliate and then breaking ties with al-Qa‘ida in forming Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in January 2017.