"The Department of State has amended the designation of al-Nusra
...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ...
Front ‐ an al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria ‐ to include Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham
(HTS) and other aliases," the release stated. "[T]oday’s designation serves notice that the United States is not fooled by this al-Qaeda affiliate’s attempt to rebrand itself."US Coordinator for Counterterrorism Nathan Sales said in the release that regardless of the organization’s title the United States will continue to block it from obtaining resources to spread terror.
The Nusra Front, also known as Jabhat al-Nusra and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, is an affiliate of al-Qaeda.
The group established the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in January of 2017 to secure the territories it holds in Syria, the release said.