HTS rebels have 'mercilessly targeted' Syria's Christians in the past, expert warns

Christians in Syria cannot trust the armed Islamic alliance Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s assurances that it intends to protect religious minorities, according to the leader of a watchdog group that has served the global persecuted church since 1995. 

HTS is made up of former Islamic State and Al Qaeda fighters who are attempting to “rebrand themselves” to appear non-threatening, Jeff King, president of the United States-based International Christian Concern, told The Christian Post in an interview.

The public relations efforts, he believes, are a way to stall international communities from taking military action as HTS, which the U.S. recognizes as a foreign terror. “These guys have absolutely mercilessly targeted the Christians in the past,” he continued. “This is radical Islam; we know who these guys are."    (Read More)