The HTS leader who overthrew Assad announced the people he will not forgive.

On November 27, the opposition groups led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) began their operations, reaching the capital Damascus in 12 days and bringing an end to the 61-year Ba'ath regime. Bashar al-Assad and his family fled to Russia. What emerged in the prisons of Syria after Assad's departure was chilling.

HTS leader Muhammad al-Jolani, who played a leading role in the overthrow of Assad, stated that those responsible for torture and deaths in the prisons would not escape justice. The notorious detention centers in Syria had been opened after Assad's fall, revealing the extent of the torture.

NO AMNESTY FOR TORTURERS

In a statement published on the state broadcaster's Telegram channel, Jolani said that there would be no amnesty or forgiveness for regime officials involved in torture. The HTS leader stated, "We will pursue them in Syria and we ask countries to hand over those who have fled so that we can achieve justice."

THERE ARE ALSO THOSE WHO FLED ABROAD

Following the surprise attack launched by HTS on the northern city of Aleppo, the regime's collapse and the end of the nearly 14-year civil war, the regime's commanders have been pursued over the past two weeks. Many high-ranking officials fled abroad, and some are believed to be hiding in coastal areas where the regime's support has traditionally been strongest.

DEVELOPMENTS IN SYRIA

On November 27, clashes intensified between anti-regime armed groups and Bashar al-Assad's forces in Syria. The groups gained dominance in the largest provinces such as Aleppo, Idlib, Hama, and Homs between November 30 and December 7.

As the groups began to enter the capital Damascus on December 7, with support from the masses, the regime completely lost control in Damascus and many other regions, leading to its collapse. While the Ba'ath Party's 61-year rule came to an end, regime leader Assad had fled the capital.

Meanwhile, the Syrian National Army had also liberated the center of the Tel Rifaat district from the terrorist organization PKK/YPG on the first day of the Operation Dawn of Freedom launched in December. With the liberation of the Manbij district, the area, which had turned into the largest terrorist stronghold west of the Euphrates River, was cleared of PKK/YPG.