Revolutionary Rebuilding and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS): The Syria Breakdown, Episode Four

Gloria and Ken Levy Senior Fellow Aaron Zelin gives insight into the risks and rewards of working with the new government of Syria led by members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Zelin has studied HTS for over a decade, from its roots as an al-Qaeda offshoot, administration of the Idlib province, lightning campaign to capture Damascus, and current effort to win international recognition. How will the group reconcile its Sunni Islamist ideology with its role governing a nation that includes secularists and a range of ethnic minorities? For more information on HTS from Dr. Zelin you can find his book "The Age of Political Jihadism: A Study of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham" here: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/age-political-jihadism-study-hayat-tahrir-al-sham Photo credit: Thomson Reuters Music Info: Stand Until the End by RomanSenykMusic Music Link: https://youtu.be/2lZvfAXcnq4?si=xKsYLxFfDl1J5TaM