HTS finesses tribes in Syria’s Idlib - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mohammed Hardan

Mohammed Hardan

May 26, 2021

OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images — Syrian fighters attend a mock battle in anticipation of an attack by the regime on Idlib province and the surrounding countryside, during a graduation of new Hayat Tahrir al-Sham members at a camp in the countryside of the northern Idlib province on Aug. 14, 2018. — OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images

A drone images shows Syrian demonstrators gathering during a protest in the village of Maaret al-Naasan to protests against a reported attack by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Idlib province, Syria, May 1, 2020,

Syrian jihadist group works to attract tribes in Idlib

Khaled al-Khateb

Khaled al-Khateb

Members of Syria's top jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, led by al-Qaeda's former Syria affiliate, parade with their flags and those of the Taliban's declared "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" at the Clock Square in the center of the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, Aug. 20, 2021.

Syrian tribe forms Shura Council in Idlib with blessing from jihadist group

Mohammed Hardan

Mohammed Hardan

How HTS leader in Syria's Idlib is attempting a makeover

Sultan al-Kanj

Syrians gather at a market as they prepare for the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in the war-ravaged town of Ariha in the rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, Syria, March 31, 2022.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader seeks more popular support in Syria's Idlib

Sultan al-Kanj