have you looked at what they were like when they ruled ed lebel, the area that they were in control ofle have under them? invisible, they couldn't come out. it is like if we want to trust hts, trust is broken in syria because they don't trust international communities, they didn't trust bashar al assad. the executed people ten years ago, all this footage really broke the trust, trust in power. we trust people who continued evolution until bashar al assad fled the country. i would say building trust really needs time for syrians to gain it again for people in power. and their actions will tell us what will happen. and as a person in contact, lgbtq were invisible. a big question mark over whether you will ever feel comfortable enough to return. thank you very much for sharing your story. we really appreciate that and you have written extensively about that. four days after the fall of the assad regime in syria, the implications are still being worked out. one question is what it will mean for russia s military presence in the country. the kremlin has key strategic bases in syria — and th