Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham

English

Alternative forms

  • HTS (abbreviation)
  • Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
  • Hay'at Tahrir ash-Sham

Etymology

Arabic هَيْئَةُ تَحْرِيرِ ٱلشَّام (hayʔatu taḥrīri š-šām, “Organisation for the Liberation of the Levant”).

Proper noun

Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham

  1. A political and paramilitary Sunni Islamic organisation involved in the Syrian Civil War.
    Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s sudden offensive on a major city has grabbed global attention but experts are not so surprised.
    • 2024 December 6, Jomana Karadsheh, Gul Tuysuz, Brice Laine, Lauren Kent and Eyad Kourdi, “Syrian rebel leader says goal is to ‘overthrow’ Assad regime”, in CNN‎[1]:
      In an exclusive interview with CNN, Jolani left no doubt that the ambitions of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) – a group that was formed out of a former al Qaeda affiliate – are nothing less than bringing an end to the Assad regime.
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