Consolidation of power (January-August 2017) January įighters of Tahrir al-Sham in the village of Mushairfa, northeast of Hama, during the northeastern Hama offensive in October 2017. Nour al-Din al-Zenki had at one time been supported by the US. JFS meanwhile lost several hundred fighters to Ahrar al-Sham, but gained 3,000-5,000 fighters from its merger with Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zinki, Liwa al-Haq, Jaish al-Sunna, and Jabhat Ansar al-Din into HTS.
The new formation was announced on 28 January 2017.Īccording to Syria analyst Charles Lister, Ahrar al-Sham lost some 800-1,000 defectors to HTS, but gained at least 6,000-8,000 more from the merger into its ranks of Suqor al-Sham, Jaish al-Mujahideen, Fastaqim Union and the western Aleppo units of the Levant Front, and the Idlib-based units of Jaysh al-Islam. Formation Ībdullah al-Muhaysini, Abu Taher al-Hamawi, and Abd ar-Razzaq al-Mahdi worked on the formation of the group. In early 2017 it clashed with rival Islamist groups in Idlib, in particular Ahrar al-Sham, but Jaish al-Ahrar detached itself from Ahrar al-Sham to merge with JFS in a new body. There were merger talks in late 2016, but these broke down. He led a more Islamist and less nationalist faction within Ahrar al-Sham, Jaysh al-Ahrar, which supported merger of Ahrar al-Sham with JFS. Leading Ahrar al-Sham cleric Abu Jaber had long criticized al-Nusra's affiliation to al-Qaeda as setting back the cause of the rebels, and had also been the focus of attempts to unify Islamist rebel elements. See also: October 2016 Idlib Governorate clashes and Second Battle of Maarat al-Nu'manĪl-Nusra/JFS co-operated with Ahrar al-Sham for much of 2015–16. Jihadist extremism in the United States.6.1 Qatar and Saudi Arabia accused of support.5 Designation as a terrorist organization.1.4 Beginning of decline, leadership passes from Abu Jaber (late 2017).1.3 Consolidation of power (January-August 2017).Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham gives allegiance to the Syrian Salvation Government, which is an alternative government of the Syrian opposition in Idlib Governorate. However, Tahrir al-Sham has officially denied being part of al-Qaeda and said in a statement that the group is "an independent entity and not an extension of previous organizations or factions". Tahrir al-Sham has been accused of working as al-Qaeda's Syrian branch on a covert level, and is considered by many analysts to be one of its branches, and that many of the group's senior figures, particularly Abu Jaber, held similarly extreme views. The Ansar al-Din Front and Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement have since split off from Tahrir al-Sham. Many groups and individuals defected from Ahrar al-Sham, representing their more conservative and Salafist elements. The merged group is currently led by Jabhat Fatah al-Sham and former Ahrar al-Sham leaders, although the High Command consists of leaders from other groups. After the announcement, additional groups and individuals joined. It was formed on 28 January 2017 as a merger between Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (formerly al-Nusra Front), the Ansar al-Din Front, Jaysh al-Sunna, Liwa al-Haqq, and the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham ( HTS) ( Arabic: هيئة تحرير الشام, transliteration: Hayʼat Taḥrīr aš-Šām, " Organization for the Liberation of the Levant" or " Levant Liberation Committee"), commonly referred to as Tahrir al-Sham, is an active Sunni Islamist militant group involved in the Syrian Civil War. Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement (January–July 2017).2022 Ahrar al-Sham–Levant Front clashes.Idlib Governorate clashes (October 2021).Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020).Northwestern Syria offensive (April-August 2019).National Front for Liberation–Tahrir al-Sham conflict.Northern Homs offensive (April–May 2018).Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018).Eastern Syria insurgency (2017–present).Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–present).Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate.East Ghouta inter-rebel conflict (April–May 2017).Syrian Liberation Front–Tahrir al-Sham conflict.Idlib Governorate clashes (January–March 2017).Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War.National Front for Liberation (sometimes).Abu Jaber Shaykh (Shura council leader, official leader until October 2017).Abu Mohammad al-Julani (military chief, official leader since October 2017).
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