Newly recruited fighters with Syria's "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham" (HTS) rebel-group, listen to a trainee as they take part in military training exercises, on the outskirts of the northwestern province of Idlib, on November 8, 2022. - The last pocket of armed opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime includes large swathes of Idlib province and parts of the neighbouring Aleppo, Hama and Latakia provinces. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), headed by ex-members of Syria's former Al-Qaeda franchise, is the dominant group in the area but other rebel groups are also active. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)
![Newly recruited fighters with Syria's "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham" (HTS) rebel-group, listen to a trainee as they take part in military training exercises, on the outskirts of the northwestern province of Idlib, on November 8, 2022. - The last pocket of armed opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime includes large swathes of Idlib province and parts of the neighbouring Aleppo, Hama and Latakia provinces. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), headed by ex-members of Syria's former Al-Qaeda franchise, is the dominant group in the area but other rebel groups are also active. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)](https://embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/id/1244636497/photo/syria-conflict-hts.jpg?s=594x594&w=0&k=20&c=Gpgpb5rEBhQdLPM375ED5jJ5MqkkyBUNyLHGnSYexa8=&Expires=1722128400&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIJLYLGZE3LWJLKRA&Signature=YpfOcl1oKQjwH1aDHY818gS8wuIYcnLpN8zbziDpnTIFjhWkFJqJKIXllp6LYuQ1fzb~pVLt63fFYAmZSl32ckonK5RlTCXTr70oOD7GX-eARAq2rVDL25s2TzGkfXN9Fi3MIsu7mz0vFBXutzYoJ4vzBJ0H0OyvIl-i775tkgpsRmMpgeDmPGufhfwpmVv82SkBlpnhEvyOOQ82fjD3KuZRUOmFBkfpd1EoLKYN4AKQa~IUgq5qWwbnAbQMTPFLzvmAbAjz7DiWvwZoFwz6sTnOnPxyK41aoXOkttwXCLF8TCD5clpez2gQf-oiGrHQTo9wQF-tXpA6m8qjns1AOBNMZ1j5e~QyQKA2GFkt-MKzVjyGdI92hKxruVOZYehMxoP6VvxtKAauFEB78~ufW6HnF3-o2Ibo9AdWI7IuxrXXIeqlR2RZfLLhZ4~hVf11tzPdodG1bx1J4bAr8ZkJ8BqgSm~8bHowLu14KNrlQiXzr6BjW5awAZW4W3xXiBbDlqhUzX-7aHUbMGPHrkwNZEkfA-C3cla6huXVs2wUWEFEM4QKxuPek5uAPIl8~0aMMtPIbGVtpidWiH613POF41LRWaK7xyJMpPQZfsBKaObjBRVxq~iQVpJvftIXmmgzmr9o8OgyuLcHtmkbv2d-fUTBy1EhmATdyyRLzdn8oGI_)