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Damasco, Siria – December 12, 2024: Fighters from the HTS watching the city. (Photo by SANTIAGO MONTAG / UNAR AGENCY)Damasco, Siria – December 16, 2024: Fighters from the HTS in a checkpoint between Yarmouk camp and Tadamoun. (Photo by SANTIAGO MONTAG / UNAR AGENCY)Daraa, Siria – January 7th: Fighters fromthe HTS were waiting for orders on the outkirts of the city. (Photo by SANTIAGO MONTAG / UNAR AGENCY)Homs, Siria – December 25, 2024: Fighters from the HTS are preparing to confront pro-Assad Alawite militias in Homs. (Photo by SANTIAGO MONTAG / UNAR AGENCY)