Sharaa formed the Nusrah Front in 2012, gaining support by offering services in place of the government. The Nusrah Front later merged with other rebel groups to form Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which became a dominant faction in the Syrian opposition in 2019 and led the toppling of Assad in 2024.
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