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December 6, 2024
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Published: December 6, 2024 1:12 pm
Author: RT

Abu Mohammed al-Julani currently heads jihadist group HTS in Syria and was previously affiliated with Al-Qaeda and Islamic State

CNN has sat down with Abu Mohammed al-Julani, a terrorist on the US wanted list and the head of the Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham (HTS) jihadist group – to discuss, among other things, his “transformation” from Al-Qaeda leader to “moderate rebel.”

The interview comes as the surprise attack launched in Syria by HTS and others continues and has seen the insurgents take control of the cities of Aleppo and Hama.

While CNN has labeled al-Julani as a “rebel leader,” the US, Russia, Syria, Iran, the UN and most of the international community have designated him and his organization as a terrorist group. He had previously also been a leader of al-Qaeda and the ISIS-affiliated Al-Nusra Front, all of which have been accused of multiple war crimes, including massacring hundreds of civilians and kidnappings. In 2013, the US listed al-Julani as a “specially designated global terrorist” and later announced a $10 million bounty on him.

During the interview, al-Julani dismissed the label as “primarily political” and “wrong” and urged people to judge “not by words but by actions.” He claimed that “everyone in life goes through experiences and phases” insisting that he is now a changed man fighting for what he describes as the liberation of Syria. 

According to the UN, the recent escalation in fighting in Syria has already displaced some 280,000 people in just over a week, warning that the number could soon swell to over 1.5 million.

Previously, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Moscow has seen information suggesting that the UK, the US and Israel might be implicated in supporting HTS amid its current offensive in Syria, in order to draw attention away from the Gaza conflict. 

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The leader of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group, Naim Qassem, has also claimed that the recent aggression in Syria has been “sponsored by America and Israel,” arguing that Washington was trying to “create chaos in Syria.” He vowed that his group would help the Syrian government fight the HTS jihadists and called on other Arab countries to support Damascus in the battle.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has also announced that Tehran would support the Syrian government in repelling the recent jihadist offensive, which he has described as an “American-Zionist” plot.

Syria has been engulfed in a protracted war since 2011 when various anti-government groups sought to topple the Assad government. Jihadist forces, particularly those receiving military assistance from abroad, have emerged as dominant players among the opposition and have since been labeled by the US and other Western nations as “moderate rebels.”

In 2015, Russia intervened in the hostilities at the request of Damascus and helped Assad’s forces restore control over most of the country.

However, last week, the situation deteriorated after the HTS and its allies launched a large-scale surprise attack in northwest Syria, driving back government forces and capturing significant chunks of territory in Aleppo and Idlib.

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