Will emergence of HTS in Syria raise level of global terrorism threats?

The reality is that the truth is unknown, but it is also not yet important from an international security perspective. It is not clear what sort of government will replace the Assad regime, or how far al-Jolani will be its dominant force. HA Hellyer, a Middle East specialist at the Royal United Services Institute thinktank, said: “I don’t think anyone should be naive, but also not too deterministic about HTS.”