To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential implications for Syrian Christians and other vulnerable minorities of removing Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham from the UK’s list of proscribed terrorist organisations.
Answered on
21 January 2025
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is proscribed in the UK, having been added as an alias of Al-Qaeda in 2017. We will judge HTS by their actions and continue to monitor closely how they and other parties to this conflict treat all civilians, including ethnic and religious minorities, in areas they control. The FCDO has consistently underlined the importance of protecting religious minorities publicly and in our engagement with the interim Syrian authorities, regional and international partners. We will continue to advocate for the right of Freedom of Religion or Belief in Syria and for an inclusive political transition.