Members of the Syrian military took part in a graduation ceremony for what Syrian reports said was the 56th Division of the new Syrian army. Syria has been rebuilding its armed forces since the fall of the Assad regime . It has also been working to integrate various armed groups into the new army.

The backbone of the army are the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham units that came out of Idlib and had fought Assad’s military for years. There are other units from southern Syria, as well as units linked to Turkey, that have joined the new forces.

In addition, the Syrian Democratic Forces , backed by the US, are seeking to come to an agreement about integration. Another small force called the Syrian Free Army, backed by the US at Tanf, is reported to now be part of the new 70th division of the Syria

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