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Syrian jihadi leader Golani meets with Idlib’s Christians

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani met with Christians as part of efforts to reshape the terrorist group's image.

This picture taken on Dec. 27, 2021, shows a view of a broken tombstone at the Roman Catholic monastery area in the town of al-Qanayyah.
This picture taken on Dec. 27, 2021, shows a view of a broken tombstone at the Roman Catholic monastery area in the town of Qunaya, in the western countryside of Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province. — AAREF WATAD/AFP via Getty Images

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani continues his public appearances to promote his image as a leader who cares about the inhabitants of Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, more recently meeting up with a Christian community. 

On July 19, the HTS-affiliated Amjad Media Foundation published a photo of a meeting between Golani and a group of Christians from the Christian villages of Qunaya, Yacubiyeh and al-Jadida in the Jisr al-Shughur countryside in northwestern Idlib.

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