Syria's U.S.-trained opposition fighters wait to learn of their role in a new Syria

Former opposition groups — some of whom are U.S.-trained — will be knitted together into new Syrian security forces organized by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group that led the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.

Syria's U.S.-trained opposition fighters wait to learn of their role in a new Syria
Salim Turki al-Anteri, the commander of the Syrian Free Army, in his office in al-Tanf, Syria, Dec. 14.

Former opposition groups — some of whom are U.S.-trained — will be knitted together into new Syrian security forces organized by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group that led the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.

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