Rebel with a new cause: meeting Syria’s president

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  First up, though, in Syria last week, Ahmed Al Shara was declared the transitional president.

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  Mr.

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  Shara was the leader of Hayat Tahrir Al Sham,

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  the main opposition militia that ousted the regime of Bashar Al Assad in December.

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  In his speech upon becoming president, Mr.

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  Shara spoke about the need to fill the power vacuum in a legal manner to preserve peace, prevent revenge.

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  It's quite a turnaround.

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  Mr.

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  Shara was for years a dedicated jihadist, for a time the leader of Al Qaeda in Syria.

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  Last week, our editor in chief, Zani Mintin Beddoes joined our Middle east correspondent,

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