In an interview with BBC, Ahmad al-Sarrah, the new leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), asserted that Syria poses no threat to its neighbors or the West. He called for the lifting of sanctions and the removal of HTS from the terrorist organization list, claiming HTS does not target civilians. Al-Sarrah emphasized the importance of women’s education and distanced Syria’s cultural identity from that of Afghanistan, arguing against misconceptions about radicalization.