Arab foreign ministers urge support for inclusive, 'peaceful' Syria transition

The biggest problem is we don’t know what the new laws will be. We’re afraid of making mistakes,

says Wanuss, 48

Because Homs has a wide variety of religions, we thought it would be difficult to control,

he says at his new desk, as his police force – a mix of ex-rebel fighters and formerly displaced Homs residents – works downstairs to handle a myriad of complaints from anxious citizens gathered outside

For nearly a decade we were trying to search for him, we held onto the hope,

Toumi says, his destroyed home behind him

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Under Assad, I worked as a delivery driver even though I have an MA and speak English because there was no chance to find a job,

says Ali, speaking in perfect English

The plan was put in place for all government departments, whether health services or police. We built units ready to take over and administer,

he adds

This will be dealt with legally in the judiciary – not in a vengeful way. We won’t be driven by emotions as the accountability may not be accurate,

he says

I lodged a request with the new police, but what do we do?”

he says

Most of these units are comprised of people from the town they will now police, who were forcibly displaced to Idlib because of the war. I myself am from Homs.... They sent me here to be the commander because I know a lot of the people. It makes the next stage much easier,

he says

Syria faces an optimistic, positive, but rather uncertain future, and we have to make sure that this goes to the right direction,

she told reporters at a meeting of EU foreign ministers

Russia and Iran are not your friends, are not helping you if you are in trouble. They left Assad’s regime, and that is a very clear message showing that their hands are full elsewhere and they are weakened.”

In a message aimed at the new leaders, Kallas said

We must guarantee the territorial integrity of Syria and we must make sure that there (is) no foreign interference,

he said

Our top diplomat in Syria will go to Damascus today. We'll have the contacts there,

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday

David Lammybritish Foreign Minister

We can have diplomatic contact and so we do have diplomatic contact,

British Foreign Minister David Lammy said as he announced an aid package for Syrians

The challenges we are facing right now are the massive destruction of the institutional structure in terms of human resources, local economy, and the social structure,

said Maher Marwan

We want our children, alive, dead, burned, ashes, buried in mass graves... just tell us,

Ayoush Hassan, 66, told AFP at Saydnaya, one of the prisons Assad used to strike fear into Syrian society

Israel's policy toward Syria will be determined by the evolving reality on the ground,

he said in a video statement

We can't leave a vacuum, ... For us, it's not only the words, but we want to see the deeds going to the right direction. So not only what they are saying, but also what they are doing."

she said, adding

Thank God, our situation is good,

said Ibtissam Al Khouli at a Damascus church

Everyone feels comfortable, there’s no fear,

she told AFP

Towards the end I just wanted to die, waiting for when they would execute us,

Ghazi Mohammed Al Mohammed told AFP of his five months in detention