Flag of Ahrar al-Sham subgroup in HTS
Flag of Jaysh al-Sham subgroup in HTS
Flag of the Ansar al-Din front, subgroup in HTS
Flag of the Al-Nusra front, who are the main founders of HTS
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS; Arabic : هيئة تحرير الشام ) is a Salafist Jihadist militant group that fights in the Syrian Civil War . The group was formed as a combination of Ahrar al-Sham ,[1] Al-Nusra Front , Ansar al-Din Front , Jaysh al-Islam , Liwa al-Haqq , and Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement .[2] The combination was helped by Abu Jaber Shaykh , the second emir of Ahrar al-Sham. The group is allegedly linked to Al-Qaeda according to the European Union and the United States of America .[3] [4] The group is designated a terrorist group by Turkey ,[5] United States ,[6] Morocco ,[7] Australia ,[8] Canada ,[9] European Union ,[10] United Kingdom ,[10] Saudi Arabia ,[10] United Nations ,[10] Russia ,[11] and Iran .[12]
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↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "1.3. Anti-government armed groups" . European Union Agency for Asylum . Retrieved 2024-01-06 .
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