![Syrian fighters attend a mock battle in anticipation of an attack by the regime on Idlib province and the surrounding countryside, during a graduation of new Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) members at a camp in the countryside of the northern Idlib province on August 14, 2018. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CXTWRUOCF5KG4DOYQ7X5IGB5AM.jpg?smart=true&auth=54aea0f364d583ba41f85c60ab5cb5d40cfef1dc110e4fc6f8c7a95804753c5a&width=400&height=225)
Members of Hayat Tahrir Al Sham train at a camp in Syria's north-western Idlib province. AFP
Members of Hayat Tahrir Al Sham train at a camp in Syria's north-western Idlib province. AFP
Notorious Iraqi extremist killed in suicide bombing in Syria
Abu Maria Al Qahtani was one of the founders of Al Nusra Front, a former Al Qaeda offshoot
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05 April, 2024