Damascus, Dec 21, 2024 (AFP) - When Damascus traffic cops fled, volunteers stepped in

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At a Damascus intersection, young volunteers act as unofficial traffic cops after police assigned to the duty deserted their posts when president Bashar al-Assad fell to a rapid rebel advance. Some traffic officers abandoned their uniforms and motorbikes in the street on December 8, the day the rebels took Damascus. Traffic jams resulted, especially where signals weren't working or crowds gathered to mark the end to more than half a century of pa......

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