GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government

671.38 - 691.405 Adil Al-Shalchi

So the leader of HTS, which is short for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, is Ahmed al-Shar'a, formerly known by his nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al-Jolani. And at least publicly, he's been making all the right noises. This week, he said that all rebel factions that helped overthrow Bashar al-Assad will be disbanded and absorbed into the Ministry of Defense and that everyone will be subject to the rule of law.