US still offering reward up to $10 million for information on Syrian rebel leader Golani

Record ID: 1883451

  • Title: US still offering reward up to $10 million for information on Syrian rebel leader Golani
  • Date: 8th December 2024
  • Summary: INTERNET (FILE - MAY 15, 2017) (STATE DEPARTMENT HANDOUT) (MUTE) POST ON X FROM THE U.S. EMBASSY IN SYRIA READING (English): “We remain committed to bringing leading AQS figures in HTS to justice #Syria” / PICTURE OF ABU MOHAMMED AL-GOLANI (ALSO KNOWN AS MUHAMMAD AL-JAWLANI) AND SHOWING ‘UP TO $10 MILLION REWARD’ CLOSE-UP OF PICTURE FROM X POST SHOWING GOLANI AND REWARD IN
  • Embargoed: 22nd December 2024 21:28
  • Keywords: Abu Mohammed al-Golani Muhammad al-Jawlani Syria US State Department
  • Location: INTERNET
  • City: INTERNET
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001569108122024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: As the commander of al Qaeda's franchise in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed al-Golani, also known as Muhammad al-Jawlani, was a shadowy figure who kept out of the public eye, even when his group became the most powerful faction fighting to topple Bashar al-Assad.
    Today, he is the most recognizable of Syria's triumphant rebels, having gradually stepped into the limelight since severing ties to al Qaeda in 2016, rebranding his group, and leading the rebels who ousted Assad after 13 years of civil war.
    Golani is leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel faction, formerly known as the Nusra Front and designated a terrorist group by much of the world.
    The U.S. designated Golani a terrorist in 2013, saying al Qaeda in Iraq had tasked him with overthrowing Assad's rule and establishing Islamic sharia law in Syria, and that Nusra had carried out suicide attacks that killed civilians and espoused a violent sectarian vision.
    Rewards for Justice, the U.S. Department of State's premier national security rewards program, is still offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on al-Golani.
    (Production: Alexandra Sarabia)
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