Newly empowered Syrian warlord Ahmed al-Sharaa has indicated, in a new interview, that it may take up to four years before the country will hold new presidential elections. Sharaa, also known by his war name Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, is the leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Sunni Islamist organization that the United States has …
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Newly empowered Syrian warlord Ahmed al-Sharaa has indicated, in a new interview, that it may take up to four years before the country will hold new presidential elections.
Sharaa, also known by his war name Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, is the leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Sunni Islamist organization that the United States has designated as a terrorist group. HTS is a rebrand of Jabhat al-Nusra, which was itself an offshoot of al-Qaeda.
