The UK government has removed Hay’at Tahrir-al-Sham (HTS) from its list of proscribed terrorist organisations, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government last year.
Home Office officials confirmed the move late on Monday, saying it reflected “significant developments in Syria” since the overthrow of Assad in December 2024.
Britain first banned HTS in 2017, as an alias of al-Qaeda’s former Syrian affiliate, Jabhat al-Nusra.
The proscription made it a criminal offence in the UK to belong to, support, or meet with members of the group.
“The UK’s engagement with the new Syrian authorities will be guided by our national security priorities,” the Home Office said in a statement.
HTS are murdering Christians and Alawites but they’re cool.
Palestine Action haven’t harmed a soul but they’re the dangerous terrorists.
Starmer is an authoritarian clown.