The target is to overthrow the Assad regime from Syria...?
Amid the ongoing civil war in Syria, the Islamic rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took control of Hama, another major city of the Syrian regime, on thursday (5 December). Meanwhile, HTS commander Abu Mohammad al-Jolani told about his target in an interview given to CNN.
In a special interview given to CNN, HTS commander Jolani clearly said that the only target of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is to end the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, who is in power in Syria. At the same time, Jolani talked about forming a government in Syria, which is based on institutions and is run through a council elected by the people.
Assad regime has to be overthrown by any means- Al-Jolani
The HTS commander told CNN, "When we talk about our objectives, its only goal is to overthrow the Syrian regime and it is our right to use all means available to achieve this." He further said, "The seeds of the defeat of the Assad regime have always been within it. The people of iran tried to revive this regime and later the Russian regime also tried to maintain the Assad regime. But the truth is that this regime is dead."
It is noteworthy that the attacks of the rebel group HTS have been surprising. Due to which HTS attacked and captured Syria's second largest city Aleppo. At the same time, now it has also captured Syria's strategic city Hama. The sudden attack of HTS has given a tremendous blow to Syria's Bashar al-Assad regime and the countries supporting him and has again given air to the civil war that had been dormant for years.
Syria's opposition forces are made up of different ideologies
Jolani said, "Syria's opposition forces are decentralized and are made up of different ideologies. However, all these forces are united by the goal of overthrowing the Assad regime." Jolani has tried to separate his new group from al-Qaeda, yet in 2018 the US declared HTS as a foreign terrorist organization and also placed a $10 million bounty on Jolani.
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