Ahmad al Sharaa, leader of the Hayat Tahrir al Sham terrorist group, has continued to soften his image after toppling the Syrian government and taking control of the country.

The leader, who sometimes goes by the militaristic pseudonym Abu Mohammed al Jolani, has been making every effort to portray himself as a reasonable and peaceable head of state. He traded military fatigues for Western business suits and bent his speeches toward the virtues of tolerance and mercy.