Opposition groups against the Assad regime in Syria continue to capture critical cities one by one. HTS is the leading opposition group. The group, which was once Al-Nusra, changed its name and became HTS. The group was declared a terrorist organization by Türkiye in 2018.
HE TOOK A PIONEERING ROLE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
One of the leaders of HTS was Iraqi Abu Mariya Qahtani. According to what is reported in Sözcü, Qahtani played important roles in the process of Al-Nusra announcing its separation from Al-Qaeda in 2016 and taking the name “Conquest of Damascus Front”. He also took part in the organization’s merger with a number of other groups in 2017 to establish “Heyet-i Tahrir’ush Sham” (HTS/Sham’s Liberation Committee).
HE WAS KILLED THIS YEAR
According to HTS’s statement, Qahtani was killed at the age of 47 in an attack from the town of Sarmada in Idlib, Syria, on April 4, 2024. Today, while HTS, formerly led by Qahtani, continues its advance against the Assad regime in Syria, a remarkable decision came from Turkey.
DECISION FROM TURKEY ABOUT HTS LEADER QAHTANI
Abu Mariya Kahtani’s assets in Turkey were frozen. The decision came into force by being published in today’s duplicate issue of the Official Gazette, with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The decision to freeze the assets of Qahtani, also known as Maysar Ali Musa Abdullah al-Juburi, was published in the Official Gazette as follows:
