Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani said he would hunt down anyone involved in the torture or killing of detainees during the ousted Syrian president's rule, dissolve the security forces of the former regime and close its prisons.
is now the country's most powerful force, must balance demands for justice from victims with the need to prevent violent reprisals and secure international aid.
The world is carefully watching to see if Syria's new rulers can stabilise the country and avoid unleashing violent revenge, after a 13-year civil war fought along sectarian and ethnic lines destroyed the country. "We have no foreign currency and as for loans and bonds we are still collecting data. So yes, financially we are very bad," said Bashir, who previously ran a small rebel-led administration in a pocket of north-western Syria.
The new government must "uphold clear commitments to fully respect the rights of minorities, facilitate the flow of humanitarian assistance to all in need, prevent Syria from being used as a base for terrorism or posing a threat to its neighbours," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. In addition to terrorism bans in place against the former rebels, Syria also remains under US, European and other financial sanctions imposed against Damascus under Assad.
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