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Syrian forces surround extremist camp to capture French fighter

Syrian forces said they had surrounded on Wednesday a camp housing a prominent French extremist wanted by his government, sparking clashes at the site according to a monitoring group. The operation in northwest Syria was the new government’s first known assault targeting extremists since...

UK removes terrorism designation for Syria’s HTS

The British government on Tuesday removed “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” (HTS), the group which spearheaded the Syrian opposition alliance that helped oust president Bashar al-Assad, from its list of banned terrorist organizations. HTS, a former al-Qaeda affiliate, was proscribed in 2017,...