December 8, 2024
Former al-Qaeda chief Abu Mohammed al-Golani led Assad’s overthrow in Syria
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group led by the former branch of al-Qaeda in Syria, poses for a selfie during a press conference in the Bab al Hawa district that crosses the northern Syria, March 12. 2024. — AFP BEIRUT: As al Qaeda’s franchise commander in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed al-Golani was a shadowy figure kept out of the public eye, even as his group became the most powerful faction fighting President Bashar al-Assad. Today, he is the most recognizable of Syria’s triumphant rebels, having gradually risen to prominence since severing ties with


