Jihadist group in Idlib vows to keep foreign fighters in Syria
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani says "these foreign fighters are now part of us."
It seems the previous security campaigns to track down foreign fighters carried out by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in its areas of control in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib were merely a political show.
Recent statements by HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani show that the group may not be ready to give up on these operatives.
In a Sept. 5 interview with The Independent, in its Turkish version, Golani spoke about foreign fighters and the Islamic State’s (IS) activities in Syria and their impact on the course of military events, as well as about the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan.
Answering a question about whether there is a place for foreign fighters in the future of Syria, Golani praised these fighters’ support for the fight against the Syrian government and promised not to abandon them.
