French court jails ex-Syria rebel for 10 years for war crimes Eleonore DERMY AFP 46 mins ago 1 of 2 A Jaish al-Islam flag found in one of the group's alleged prisons in Eastern Ghouta ...

The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel group in Syria is consolidating its power just 10-days after the country’s long-time autocratic president, Bashar al-Assad was dramatically removed from power.

A Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman is to go on trial in France on Tuesday under the principle of universal jurisdiction, accused of complicity in war crimes during Syria's civil war.

Eleonore DERMY AFP May 28, 2025 May 28, 2025Updated May 29, 2025 A Jaish al-Islam flag found in one of the group's alleged prisons in Eastern Ghouta STRINGER Jaish al-Islam held sway in the rebel ...

A French court on Wednesday jailed a former Syrian Islamist rebel spokesman to 10 years for his role in atrocities committed in Syria's civil war in the country's first universal justice case.