Almost one month after Islamist rebels toppled the regime of Bashar Al-Assad, volunteers in Aleppo are working to transform the ancient city's landscape, planting saplings in its streets and alleyways. Trees and flowers have also been planted in parks, bringing new life to a war-weary city. Officials and locals, including Orthodox Christians as well as Muslims, have all joined in.
The leaders of HTS say that their primary aim is to restore order and prevent chaos in the period of transition. A temporary solution, but the question is of course whether these men will be prepared to share power later on.
'We consider ourselves servants of the people', says Fawaz Hilal, HTS representative in Aleppo. 'If the people choose us, we do our duty. If they do not choose us, we accept that too,' he said.
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