Ahmed al-Sharaa

“Abu Muhammad al-Golani—Profile in Counter Extremism Project”

“The president of Syria is working very, very hard – strong guy, tough guy, pretty rough resume. But you're not going to put a choir boy in there and, you know, get the job done. I spoke with him yesterday because we were talking about the prisons and, you know, what was going on. We have some of the worst terrorists in the world in those prisons. And he's watching it.”

“I want to express our satisfaction with the strong will that my brother Ahmet Şara has demonstrated in the fight against terrorism. … God willing, I believe that by acting in solidarity, we will fully establish an atmosphere of peace and security, free from terrorism, in our shared geography.”

“I believe the people of each country are more entitled to stay in their country. Why should people be displaced? Displacing people is such a big crime rejected by the law. In addition, Syria has just come out of war, and it is suffering big burdens. Syria should not be overwhelmed with new problems because we need long years to fix the sixty-year legacy of the regime, let alone having new problems added.”

“With this spirit … we will not only reach Damascus, but, Allah permitting, Jerusalem will be awaiting our arrival.”

“If the Levant is liberated, and if the Muslims come together in a well-guided Islamic government, a well-guided Muslim state that enforces the sharia of Allah Almighty, I will be the first soldier of such a government, and I will be under its jurisdiction. Even Dr. Ayman [al-Zawahiri] will be a soldier serving under the command of such a government [that] enforces all the instructions of Islam.”

“Al-Nusra Front doesn't have any plans or directives to target the West. We received clear orders not to use Syria as a launching pad to attack the US or Europe in order to not sabotage the true mission against the regime. Maybe al-Qaeda does that, but not here in Syria.”

“"There are many strategic relations between Syria and the United States of America."”

“"Syria has managed to create a significant degree of consensus between countries that would find it difficult to agree on anything at this time."”

“"No matter how great the challenges, the will of the people is capable of overcoming them."”

“"Syria expresses its deep solidarity with the peoples suffering from climate disasters."”

“"Egypt and the Levant are two wings of one bird."”

“"No nation has ever united without growing stronger... and no nation has ever been divided without weakening."”

“"Providing security and food for people is the core of Sharia law."”

“"Building is harder than war."”

“"The Sunnis in Syria today are in a phase of loss and are defending their survival and existence. If, God forbid, the Shiite project hostile to the Sunnis in Syria succeeds, it will extend to the Sunnis in the entire region."”