They’re former fighters for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or H.T.S. The group has installed people like Basel al-Helal, a former rebel, to head the police in Damascus. The fighters turned police now control traffic and are trying to return property that was looted during the recent government overthrow. Before ousting al-Assad, H.T.S. fighters say concerns about them are misplaced.

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Persons: Tahrir, Bashar al, Assad, al, H.T.S Organizations: Al Locations: They’re, Al Qaeda, Basel, Damascus, Syria