Ahmed al-Sharaa: Syria is not Afghanistan and “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” is not a terrorist group
The leader of the military operations department, Ahmed al-Sharaa, said: “Syria is not Afghanistan and Hayat Tahrir al-sham should be removed from the terrorist list.”
Al-Sharaa said the previous statement in an interview with the BBC in Damascus.
Al-Sharaa added: “The two countries are very different and have different traditions as Afghanistan is a tribal society while Syria has a different mindset.”
Al-Sharaa pointed out that “Syria is exhausted by war and does not pose a threat to its neighbors or to the west.”
Al-Sharaa pointed out: “The fighters of the Military Operations Department did not target civilians or civilian areas, and in fact they are victims of the crimes of the ousted Assad regime.”
Al-Sharaa stressed: “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is not a terrorist group, and it should not be treated in the same way as criminals.”
On the other hand, Al-Sharaa stated that he believes in the education for women, explaining that there have been universities in Idleb for more than eight years, and that the percentage of women in these universities exceeds 60%.
At the conclusion of his speech, Al-Sharaa made it clear that “there will be a Syrian committee of legal experts to write a constitution, and they will decide, and any ruler or president will have to abide by the law.”
