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A Syrian Committee for Civil Peace Angers Those Demanding Justice

Syria’s new leaders founded a group that cooperates with former Assad supporters to foster stability. It has set off a backlash from the government’s support base.

© Laura Boushnak for The New York Times

A torn picture of Bashar al-Assad, the ousted president of Syria, at the Palace of Justice in Damascus in December. In early June, the committee released dozens of former regime soldiers.
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