But for years now he has led a group of rebels in southern Syria that shared HTS’s opposition to Mr Assad, though not the group’s Islamism. The commander has spent much of his life fighting the ...

The rebels who seized control called for foreign help in prosecuting atrocities, while trying to restore order in a fractured country.

Syrian insurgents on Wednesday lifted a curfew they had imposed on Damascus after reaching the capital three days ago, urging people to resume business as usual and help rebuild the new Syria ...