Round 9: Tossup 5

A Reuters article reports this leader employs an Australian who calls himself a “Cricket Fan” and “Shwarma Lover” in pseudonymous online profiles. This leader’s brother, a former PepsiCo manager, unofficially supervises a restructuring committee that targets tycoons of “the Group.” This leader led the shockingly successful “Deterrence of Aggression” campaign. This leader integrated the White Helmets into a disaster relief ministry (15[1])after they searched (*) Sednaya Prison. In November (-5[1])2017, this leader established the SSG civil administration in Idlib Governorate. During the caretaker (10[1])government of Mohammad al-Bashir, this leader began negotiations to incorporate (-5[1])SDF forces and the Rojava into his transitional government. For 10 points, what former leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, is the current President of Syria? ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

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