Syria not a threat to world, rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa tells BBC

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein expressed concern over Syria's future shared across the Middle East and beyond.

He said regional players did not want to see another Libya - referring to the chaos that ensued after Colonel Gaddafi's removal from power.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said existing Syrian institutions must be preserved and reformed.

"Never allow terrorism to take advantage of the transition period. And we have to coordinate our efforts and learn from the mistakes of the past," Fidan said according to Reuters news agency.




Maybe they absolutely know more about Syria than Hume does, too.
 
HTS, Syria's most powerful rebel group, was set up under a different name, Jabhat al-Nusra, in 2011 as a direct al-Qaeda affiliate.

It was proscribed as a terrorist group by the UN, the US, Turkey, and other countries - and currently remains so.

Its leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, who previously used the name Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, cut ties with al-Qaeda in 2016.

He has recently pledged tolerance for different religious groups and communities.

But the group's violent jihadist past has left some doubting whether it will live up to such promises.







Maybe they, too, absolutely know more about Syria than Hume does.
 
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