After the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on December 8, most of the police and soldiers who worked under the regime fled or were suspended, leaving citizens unprotected on the streets of Damascus. Syria’s new leadership under Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) – the leaders of the rebellion – is currently relying on several thousand fighters and volunteers to fill the void. FRANCE 24’s James André and Achraf Abid filed this report from Damascus.
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