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ILLUSTRATIVE [No connection to article] View of the Israeli border with Syria, in the Golan Heights, on August 1, 2025.

Al-Julani hasn't changed

Al-Sharaa appoints terror-loving Ahmad Zidan as his advisor

Ahmad Zidan, ex-Al Jazeera journalist with alleged ties to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, has been appointed media advisor to HTS leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, now Syria’s de facto transitional president. The move is raising alarms over jihadist influence in Syria’s post-Assad government.

Gila Isaacson

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8/4/2025

Former Jihadist Turned Power Broker

What Israel Really Thinks About Al-Julani

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Al Julani Is Tested

In Syria’s Druze Heartland, a Massacre Tests the Limits of al-Sharaa's Control

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Escalating violence

GRAPHIC: Islamists slaughter Druze; Druze strike back hard

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A wolf in sheep's clothes

Syria Tries to Kiss Up to Trump, Purges Terrorists 24 Hours after Historic Meeting

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"Blasphemous Audio"

10 murdered after Druze cleric "mocks" the Prophet Muhammad

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A leopard doesn't change its spots

Al-Julani tried to convince Israel he is our friend. We're not buying it for a second.

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Coastal Clash

CHAOS in Syria: Alawite insurgency tests al-Sharaa’s rule amid rising sectarian strife

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Against Israeli PM’s Buffer Zone Push

WATCH: Protests erupt in Syria’s Bosra al-Sham: “Netanyahu, you pig, Syria cannot be divided!”

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Zero Mercy

"They Took Everything": Assad's Top Officers Forced Out of Luxury Homes by Former Rebels

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Guess Jolani's Mother Can Do It

WATCH: Syrian rebels troll Hezbollah

Raiders of the Lost Archives?

Israel accused of sending military archaeologists into Syria

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The US talks with terror group

Antony Blinken confirms US contact with HTS Syrian rebel group

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Hero, villain, or both?

The Rise of Abu Mohammed al-Julani: Rebel Leader poised to rule Syria had Al-Qaeda connections

Avi Nachmani20:33

Syria's future strongman?

Meet rebel leader al-Julani: The man who could replace Bashar al-Assad

Avi Nachmani06:34