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Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa attends a meeting with former rebel faction chiefs, as he reached an agreement with them to dissolve all groups and consolidate them under the Defence Ministry, according to a statement from the new administration, in Damascus, Syria, in this handout image released on 24 December 2024. Photo: Reuters
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Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

Sharaa will face the daunting task of trying to avoid clashes between the myriad groups

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Who are the rebels in Syria?

File Photo: A Syrian army soldier is seen in the town of Tel Tamer in northeast Syria, in this handout released by SANA on October 14, 2019. SANA/Handout via REUTERS
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Syrian army bombards rebels in birthplace of uprising: Residents

People attend the state funeral of late Chadian President Idriss Deby in N'Djamena, Chad, April 23, 2021. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool via REUTERS
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Chadian rebels vow to resume advance after Deby's funeral