The Salafists (HTS) sparked this series of events with the November 27 offensive and cut off Hama but it looks like the Southern Front and US backed SFA forces were the ones to actually capture Damascus.

Who overthrew Assad is debatable but the former Al Qaeda affiliate isn’t in control of the capitol. Between the SFA and SDF, they’re only one voice at the table.

That's a blanket statement that's simply untrue. There are plenty of Muslims (arguably the majority) who believe religion shouldn't play a role in politics. Syrians are considered generally leaning towards secularism.

But I would prefer a democratic development to Salafist terrorism.

I fear the worst, but it doesn't always have to be like this.

I remember ISIS beheading people. Some of these people are still around. Some of them are imprisoned in Kurdish camps. Will they be freed?

The best scenario I can imagine:

Erdogan controls the Islamists and guarantees the security of the people and leaves the Kurds alone.

At some point, even the millions of refugees will be able to return.