Kefraya | FDD's Long War Journal

Sunni jihadists and Assad regime swap civilians and prisoners

Thomas Joscelyn | July 18, 2018

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has cut a deal with Bashar al-Assad’s regime to exchange thousands of residents in Kefraya and al-Fouah, two predominately Shiite towns in the northern province of Idlib, for 1,500 prisoners held in Assad’s prisons.

Analysis: Qatar’s ill-timed hostage deal increases pressure on Washington

David Andrew Weinberg & Thomas Joscelyn | April 22, 2017

Qatar recently secured the release of Qatari hostages, including members of the royal family. But its diplomatic victory was marred by reports that a multi-million dollar ransom was paid to a US-designated terrorist group and an al Qaeda-linked joint venture in Syria.

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