The president, Ahmed al-Shara, was until recently wanted by the United States as a terrorist with a $10 million bounty on his head.

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More than 400,000 Syrians have been displaced in the year since the civil war ended, according to the United Nations, driven by a mix of sectarian violence, acts of revenge and property disputes.

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