From Fighters to Policemen in a Post-Assad Damascus
As the rebels who ousted Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, transition from insurgents to administrators, maintaining order in the streets of the capital has become a top priority.
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When Damascus traffic cops fled, volunteers stepped in
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Jaw-dropping moment Syrian translator finds anguished message written by his missing relative on wall of Damascus prison
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Turkey's foreign minister meets with Syria's de facto ruler
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Insurgent who led overthrow of Assad holds talks with Turkish FM in Damascus
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