(Brussels Times) There are around ten Belgian citizens in the Islamist group that ousted Bashar al-Assad from power in Syria last week, according to Belgium’s interim Foreign Minister Bernard Quintin (MR).
In a shock chain of events, the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) captured a string of Syrian cities and gained control of the country on Sunday, ending the 13-year reign of dictator Bashar al-Assad. He is believed to be in Moscow now, having fled there along with his family.
Speaking to RTBF on Thursday morning, interim Foreign Minister Bernard Quintin confirmed that there were five to ten Belgian citizens who are members of HTS.
