Abu Mohammad al-Jolani is the founder of the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda and the former deputy commander of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has been designated as a terrorist organization by both the US and the United Nations.

The US has also labeled HTS leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani a terrorist and has placed a $10 million bounty on his head.

The HTS-led militants launched a surprise two-pronged attack on Syria’s northwestern city of Aleppo and the countryside around Idlib on November 27.

They marched southward to seize control of several major cities, including Hama, Homs, Dara’a, and Suwayda, before entering and capturing Damascus early on December 8.

This terrorist organization overthrew the leader of a sovereign country, for which it is being generously rewarded by the West.