Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Publicly Announced Actions Against Islamic State Leaders and Members

November 19, 2022:

Regarding the arrest of a cell targeting the mujahidin and the Turkish army in Jabal al-Zawiya

Members of the cell involved in targeting the mujahidin in Jabal al-Zawiya, in addition to targeting Turkish points.

After several court operations, a cell calling itself “Ansar Allah” linked to the “Islamic State” organization was arrested, targeting the mujahidin in the Jabal al-Zawiya area, in addition to targeting the Turkish army.

August 24, 2022:

Regarding the arrest of the criminals who killed “Turki Bayas” and his wife in the Kaftin area, north of Idlib

Members of the IS cell involved in the killing of “Turki Bayas” and his wife

Weapons and seizures that were in possession of the criminals during the process of arresting them

August 23, 2022:

In less than 72 hours, the General Security Service was able to arrest the criminals who killed the individual known as “Turki Bayas” and his wife in the Kaftin area, north of Idlib

June 17, 2022:

Part of the directives and work of the Executive Force during the a security operation that targeted leaders of the State organization in the city of al-Dana

Last week, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s jihaz al-amn al-‘am (The General Security Service) announced another arrest of an IS cell, including an alleged wali of its Wilayat al-Sham. These types of arrests have been going on for years. I thought it would useful for researchers to have an archive of publicly announced cases of HTS arresting IS elements in the territories it controls. There have likely been other cases that were not announced publicly, so don’t take this as a fully exhaustive list of everything. The most recent cases are at the top, descending to the oldest announcements. This page will be updated going forward as new information comes out from HTS.

June 14, 2022:

A statement regarding the arrest of leaders of what is known as Wilayat al-Sham, affiliated with the Islamic State

Weapons seized with ISIS cells during the raid on their hideouts

Raiding the hideouts of ISIS cells and arresting its leaders

The arrest of a number of “ISIS” leaders in a large-scale security operation

October 6, 2021:

A member of the “Islamic State” organization involved in the killing of a person affiliated with the Ansar al-Tawhid faction in the city of Idlib

August 31, 2021:

Weapons and equipment seized by the General Security Service in the possession of the “ISIS” cell in the city of Jisr al-Shughur in the Idlib countryside

Members of the “ISIS” cell are in the grip of the General Security Service after their arrest in the city of Jisr al-Shughur, west of Idlib

The Executive Force arrested members of a cell affiliated with the “Islamic State” organization, after raiding a den in the city of Jisr al-Shughur in the western countryside of Idlib

July 11, 2021:

Some weapons and explosives found at the headquarters of an “ISIS” cell

The process of raiding members of an “ISIS” cell by the Executive Force

The Executive Force raided several hideouts of the “Islamic State” organization in the town of al-Foua and the city of Kafr Takharim in the Idlib countryside

March 27, 2021:

The elimination of an “ISIS” cell in the town of Atma, after a clash that lasted for hours

The elimination of an “ISIS” cell in the town of Atma, after a clash that lasted for hours

After clashes that lasted for five hours with a cell of the “Islamic State” organization in the city of Atma, north of Idlib, the General Security Service eliminates the cell and secures the entire place

March 19, 2021:

Weapons and equipment seized from an ISIS cell

Clashes with an ISIS cell in a neighborhood of Idlib city

The General Security Service raids several ISIS hideouts in Idlib governorate

February 24, 2021:

The arrest of members of an “ISIS” cell in the city of Atarib, west of Aleppo

The Executive Force raids a den of the “Islamic State” organization in the city of Atarib, west of Aleppo

January 31, 2021:

The Executive Force of the General Security Service raided the hiding place of “Abu Dujana” affiliated with the “Islamic State” organization, killing him after a clash with him in the city of al-Dana

After monitoring and follow-up, the General Security Service was able to kill the so-called “Abu Dujana al-Daghestani,” who belongs to the “Islamic State” organization in the city of al-Dana

January 15, 2021:

Footage From the Security Operation To Raid the Den of the ‘State Organization’ Criminal Cell in the City of Kafr Takhārīm

January 13, 2021:

Details of the Kafr Takhārīm Operation On a ‘State Organization’ Cell

January 12, 2021:

The General Security Service besieges a den of an ISIS cell in the city of Kafr Takharim in Idlib countryside, and a member of the Executive Force was martyred

October 11, 2020:

The forces deployed in the town of “Talada” were able to arrest three wanted fugitives – two of them were members of the “Islamic State Organization”

September 26, 2020:

The killing of the prominent Iraqi leader in ISIS, Yusef Numan, nicknamed “Abu Al-Harith,” brother of Hajj Taysir – the former wali of Iraq – with one of his companions

August 14, 2020:

Seizure of explosive materials in one of the Kharijites’ hideouts

August 11, 2020:

The Work Of the Anti-Kharijites Department During the Past Few Months

July 15, 2020:

The Executive Force stormed one of the most important dens of the “Khawarij” in the village of Kafr Daryan, in the Sarmada region

July 13, 2020:

The results of the security operation carried out by the Executive Force on one of the Kharijites’ hideouts in the town of Sarmin

A raid on one of the dens of Kharijites cells inside the town of Sarmin and the killing of its leader

The Executive Force of the General Security Service raids a den of “Khawarij” cells in the town of Sarmin

June 24, 2020:

A raid on one of the ISIS hideouts, west of Idlib

January 20, 2020:

The security apparatus in Tahrir al-Sham raided the house of a Khariji security agent in the village of Majdlaya in Idlib countryside and managed to kill him after he tried to detonate his explosive belt

December 23, 2019:

The security apparatus arrests a cell that manufactures IEDs to distribute them to the Khariji cells in the liberated areas, after a raid in the towns of Zardana

December 8, 2019:

The security apparatus in Tahrir al-Sham arrested a number of Kharijites after a raid in the Musaybin area and the outskirts of the city of Idlib

May 7, 2019:

A member of the Kharijites’ cells was killed in the city of Idlib due to the explosion of an explosive device

April 30, 2019:

Tahrir al-Sham raided the most dangerous den of ISIS, including Abu Hamza al-Turki.. This is what happened after he was besieged

April 8, 2019:

Implementation of the hadd of war against one of the Khariji security forces in the city of Jisr al-Shughur, west of Idlib

April 4, 2019:

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham arrests a Kharijite member south of Idlib

March 9, 2019:

Tahrir al-Sham arrests two Kharijites in Hazano

February 27, 2019:

One of the Kharijites’ leaders and their new hideouts have been discovered by the security apparatus for Tahrir al-Sham

January 20, 2019:

Tahrir al-Sham implements the verdict of qisas against 12 members of the Kharijites in the location of the headquarters that was targeted by their car bomb

Tahrir al-Sham implements the verdict of qisas against 12 members of the al-Baghdadi Gang

The security apparatus of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham raided one of the hideouts of al-Baghdadi’s Gang in the city of Sarmin

December 16, 2018:

The security apparatus of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham begins an extensive security campaign on the strongholds of the Kharijites in the town of Musaybin, south of Idlib

November 10, 2018:

The security apparatus of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham arrested 12 members of the al-Baghdadi Gang in the town of Tal Menes in the eastern countryside of Idlib

October 21, 2018:

The security apparatus of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham managed to arrest one of the security forces of al-Baghdadi’s Gang, the owner of a car bomb that was seized in the village of Musaybin, south of Idlib

September 22, 2018:

The security apparatus of Tahrir al-Sham arrested two leaders of the Kharijite’s organization

September 20, 2018:

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham kills one of the Kharijites, and an agent of the Nusayri regime

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham implements the verdict of qisas against 5 members of al-Baghdadi’s Gang

The security apparatus of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham implements the verdict of qisas against 5 members of al-Baghdadi’s Gang

September 11, 2018:

The governor of the so-called Wilayat Hama in al-Baghdadi’s Gang, “Abu Hamza al-Masri” is in the grip of the security apparatus of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

September 3, 2018:

Arrest of two of the largest Kharijites heads in the region

August 17, 2018:

Implementation of the verdict of qisas against 6 members of the Kharijites in the countryside of Idlib

August 8, 2018:

After dismantling most of al-Baghdadi’s Gang cells, Tahrir al-Sham begins campaigns against the Godfather of “reconciliation”

August 3, 2018:

A security operation by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham targets the hideouts of the Kharijites and the heads of reconciliation in the countryside of Idlib

August 1, 2018:

The security apparatus of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham arrested one of the security forces of al-Baghdadi’s Gang after a raid in the town of Kansafra in the southern countryside of Idlib

July 26, 2018:

The cells of the Kharijites were killed and wounded at the hands of the mujahidin of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

July 25, 2018:

A new security operation by Tahrir al-Sham topples one of the heads of al-Baghdadi’s Gang

A new achievement for Tahrir al-Sham in the al-Baghdadi Gang file

July 16, 2018:

The security apparatus of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham carries out a qisas operation against a group of Khariji leaders

The deployment of security barriers for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in the city of Sarmin in the countryside of Idlib after the campaign against the hideouts of some Khariji cells

July 14, 2018:

Tahrir al-Sham arrests a senior Khariji security agent and takes revenge on him

June 29, 2018:

An agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and the Shura Council of Sarmin on raiding the hideouts of the Kharijites in the city

June 22, 2018:

The security apparatus of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham arrested the leader of the “Islamic State” organization, “Saad al-Hunaiti” in the city of al-Dana

May 28, 2018:

Tahrir al-Sham leads a security campaign to purify the liberated areas from the Kharijites

April 19, 2018:

Tahrir al-Sham, in cooperation with several factions, is responding to an attack launched by the al-Baghdadi Gang on the Sheikh Saad area in Daraa

January 3, 2018:

A security operation targets one of the Kharijites’ hideouts in the eastern countryside of Idlib

December 25, 2017:

The work of the fortification company on the ribat lines on the Khariji fronts in the eastern Hama countryside

September 18, 2017:

The Security Campaign Against the Kharijites

July 10, 2017:

The deployment of patrols and checkpoints of the mujahidin of Tahrir al-Sham in the liberated north to control security and prevent the escape of the remnants of the Kharijites from the area

July 9, 2017:

The large-scale security operation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham against ISIS cells in Idlib and its countryside

The arrest of leaders and members of the “Islamic State” organization in the liberated north, as part of the security operation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in the region

Part of the raids on the homes of “ISIS” cells in the city of Idlib

July 7, 2017:

The full story of seizing a cell affiliated with the “Islamic State” organization, west of Idlib

May 27, 2017:

The mujahidin perform the funeral prayer for the dead of the Kharijites in the western Qalamoun

February 24, 2017:

Al-Yarmūk Refugee Camp: Steadfastness and Firmness in the Face of Tyrants and Kharijites

July 31, 2016:

Repelling An Attempted Advance By the Kharijites in Rural Northeastern Dar’ā

April 26, 2016:

‘And Those Who Have Wronged Are Going To Know To What [Kind Of] Return They Will Be Returned’: About the Assassination of the Leader of the Kharijites in Northern Rural Ḥimṣ ‘Rāfid Ṭaḥa’

April 11, 2016:

Tour of the Square of the Supporters of the ‘State’ on 15th Street After Its Liberation From the Kharijites

February 19, 2016:

Uncovering Elements of a Security For the ‘al-Baghdādī Organization’ Aiming to Destabilize the Security of the Refugees in Wādī Ḥamīd

November 3, 2015:

Pictures from the meeting of the Quneitra clans with their mujahidin sons from Jabhat al-Nusra to fight the thought of the Kharijites in the region

October 31, 2015:

Reality of the Killing of Abū al-Walid al-Maqdisī, Sharī’ī of the State Organization in al-Qalamūn

July 14, 2015:

The Mujāhidīn: Between the Dagger of the Shabīḥah and the Kharijites

June 21, 2015:

The Fastness of the Mujāhidīn Upon the Fortified Strongholds of the Renegade Kharijites in Rural Northern Aleppo

June 9, 2015:

Targeting Kharijites In Rural Northern Aleppo With Heavy Weapons and Tanks

June 2, 2015:

Soldiers of Jabhat al-Nuṣrah Reinforce Their Points on the Fronts of the Kharijites in Rural Northern Aleppo

May 13, 2015:

Official Position on Fighting the ‘State’ Group (Kharijites) in Eastern al-Qalimūn

August 22, 2014:

Quick words from muhajirun and ansar heading to respond to the Kharijites in Aleppo