The head of HTS, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has started discussions with the ousted government on transferring power and vowed to pursue ‘war criminals’ even if they have fled the country
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On Sunday morning, a bearded 42-year-old man wearing a plain green military uniform walked into the Umayyad mosque in Damascus and addressed a small crowd, the Syrian nation, the region and the world.
With the mosque’s glittering decorations providing a backdrop, Ahmed al-Sharaa described the fall of the house of Assad as “a victory for the Islamic nation” and called for reflection and prayer.
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