The rise and fall of a Syrian warlord: Rebel commander surrenders to Damascus - analysis
HTS ordered ex-leader Awda to stand down – but it might not be the last Damascus hears from him.
Rebel fighters pose as they hold a Syrian opposition flag at the Umayyad Mosque, after rebels seized the capital and ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria December 9, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMR ABDALLAH DALSH)Updated: 
