'Victory To Islamic Nation': Leader Of Syria's Biggest Rebel Faction Hails Assad's Fall

Last Updated:December 08, 2024, 22:23 IST

Calling himself by his given name, Ahmad al-Sharaa, instead of his nom de guerre, he told hundreds of people that Assad had made Syria “a farm for Iran’s greed.”

The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that headed a lightning rebel offensive snatching Damascus from government control, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, address a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque (AFP)

In his first public appearance after ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, the leader of Syria’s biggest rebel faction Abu Mohammed al-Golani hailed the fall of Assad as “a victory to the Islamic nation."

He also told the gathering that Assad had made Syria “a farm for Iran’s greed."

The leader of Syria’s Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that headed a lightning rebel offensive snatching Damascus visited capital’s landmark Umayyad Mosque Sunday.

Jolani while addressing , used his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa. He greeted the crowd amid cheering and chants of “Allahu akbar (God is greatest)," a video shared by the rebels on their Telegram channel showed.

(With inputs from agencies)

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