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Newly recruited fighters with Syria's "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham" (HTS) rebel-group, listen to a trainee as they take part in military training exercises, on the outskirts of the northwestern province of Idlib, on November 8, 2022. - The last pocket of armed opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime includes large swathes of Idlib province and parts of the neighbouring Aleppo, Hama and Latakia provinces. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), headed by ex-members of Syria's former Al-Qaeda franchise, is the dominant group in the area but other rebel groups are also active. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)