{"id":119231,"date":"2024-12-06T10:35:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T10:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=119231"},"modified":"2024-12-06T10:36:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T10:36:00","slug":"recent-military-advances-in-syria-focused-on-toppling-assad-al-julani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/119231\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent military advances in Syria focused on &#8220;toppling Assad&#8221; \u2013 Al-Julani"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Abu Muhammad al-Julani, leader of <strong>Hayat Tahrir al-Sham<\/strong> (HTS, once known as al-Nusra Front), stated on Friday that the recent military operations and the capture of key cities in Syria are part of an effort to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his first media interview in years, al-Julani spoke to CNN, revealing plans for the creation of a government based on institutions and a council elected by the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When we talk about objectives, the goal of the revolution remains the overthrow of this regime,&#8221; 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