Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is a powerful Islamist militant coalition in Syria, widely considered the dominant jihadist faction in the Idlib region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jabhat Fatah al-Sham | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist militant group
ⓘ
armed non-state actor ⓘ jihadist organization ⓘ |
| activeInRegion |
Idlib Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Syria ⓘ |
| alliesWith | various Syrian rebel factions in northwestern Syria ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
HTS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hayʼat Taḥrīr al-Shām NERFINISHED ⓘ Organization for the Liberation of the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimsGoal |
establishment of an Islamist governance system in Syria
ⓘ
overthrow of the Syrian government ⓘ |
| claimsToHaveBrokenTiesWith | al-Qaeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlsTerritoryIn |
Idlib Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of northern Hama Governorate ⓘ parts of western Aleppo Governorate ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 2017-01-28 ⓘ |
| designatedAsTerroristBy |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
armed insurgency
ⓘ
governance of local civil affairs in Idlib ⓘ |
| formedAsCoalitionOf | Syrian Islamist rebel factions ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Abu Mohammad al-Julani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryWing | HTS military forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalWing | Syrian Salvation Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Idlib city (de facto) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Salafi jihadism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunication | Arabic ⓘ |
| opposes |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian Democratic Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Jabhat al-Nusra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfConflict | Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jabhat Fatah al-Sham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyAffiliatedWith | al-Qaeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitsFrom | Syrian Sunni Arab population ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| usesTactics |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
improvised explosive devices ⓘ suicide bombings ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jabhat Fatah al-Sham
this entity surface form:
Jabhat Fatah al-Sham