After Ahmad al-Sharaa – better known for his jihadist name, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani – took over Syria from the dictator Bashar al-Assad, many in the media began portraying as a 'moderate'.

Yet the new Syrian leader has been a senior commander of various al-Qaeda factions for years, and the country under his rule already started shifting towards extremism.

In addition, a few days ago, while meeting commanders of other Syrian Jihadist factions, he spoke about how the "liberation" of Palestine motivated him to the path of armed jihad... 

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