The head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) — and now the de facto leader of Syria — is Ahmad Al-Sharaa. He has been making all the right declarations, about his having broken long ago with Al-Qaeda and ISIS, words meant to reassure both Western and Gulf Arab audiences. After all, Syria will need $350 billion […]
Syrian Leader Asks US to Pressure Israel to Withdraw from Golan Buffer Zone and Mt. Hermon Summit
Israel is, like the rest of the world, uncertain as to the future of Syria. Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was linked to Al-Qaeda and to ISIS for many years, now says he long ago completely broke with him; his Pauline-like conversion on the road to Damascus sounds plausible, but who knows what he really thinks, or […]
European Ministers Visit, Meet With Leader of Islamic Jihad Terror Group Who Took Over Syria
The new normal. Liberals love ‘normalizing’ discourse. Don’t normalize this. Don’t normalize that. Meanwhile, they normalize the worst possible things. Like a terrorist leader taking over a country. The French and German foreign ministers have met Syria’s new leaders and called for an inclusive transition of power, in the first visit by European Union ministers to Syria […]
What’s Next for Syria?
Now Syria will no longer serve as the conduit for Iranian weapons being sent to Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Sunnis of Syria have no interest in helping either Iran or Hezbollah, nor do they want to become the target of Israeli airstrikes on sites where Iranian weapons are being stored for transfer to Lebanon. While […]