The new government is taking shape under Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani ... In eastern Syria, there is a camp called Al-Hol, sometimes spelled al-Hawl, where ...

1. Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani is the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, one of the largest rebel groups mounting the offensive against the Assad regime. 2. He broke with Islamic State in 2012 and cut ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met his United Arab Emirates counterpart in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, the Syrian leader's office said, on his second visit to a Gulf state as the country's new Islamist ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - At least 16 suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members have been detained during an ongoing operation in al-Hol camp, northeast Syria (Rojava), Kurdish forces announced on ...