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30-01-2025, 08:53 PM
Ahmed al-Sharaa named Syria's transitional president. From a Rebel military commander Hassan Abdul Ghani also announced the cancellation of Syria's 2012 constitution and the dissolution of former regime's parliament, army and security agencies, As president, Sharaa form an interim legislative council to help govern until a new constitution was approved, he said. All rebel groups which opposed Assad would be dissolved & integrated into state institutions.
Announcements came in Damascus on Wednesday attended by commanders of factions who fought alongside the rebel alliance led by Sharaa's Islamist group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). It entitled "Conference for Announcing the Victory of the Syrian Revolution". Addressing the commanders & troops in uniform, he stressed Syria's new leadership faced a "heavy task and a great responsibility".
He first priority was to "fill power vacuum in a legitimate & legal way". Secondly, he added, civil peace should be maintained by transitional justice & preventing revenge attacks. He also called for state institutions, particularly the military, security agencies & police, and the economic infrastructure to be rebuilt. In late December, Sharaa told Al Arabiya TV in an interview, it can take up 4-years to hold new elections an update census would be required "would take time" writing up a new constitution at least take up to 3yrs to complete. He reiterated in interview, he planned a "national dialogue conference" would "bring together all folks & components" of Syrian society.
In 2011, Assad brutally crushed a peaceful pro-democracy uprising, sparking a civil war in which more than half a mil people were killed & 12 mil others forced to flee their homes. HTS a former al-Qaeda affiliate is still designated as a terrorist organisation by UN, the US, EU & UK - previously dominated last rebel stronghold in north-western Syria. On 8 Dec, 2024, rebels entered Damascus after routing army and sweeping down from the north in the space of only 12 days, Assad resigned the presidency and fled to Russia.An interim govt led by Mohammed al-Bashir, the former head of the rebel admin in north-west, has been tasked with running country until March
Announcements came in Damascus on Wednesday attended by commanders of factions who fought alongside the rebel alliance led by Sharaa's Islamist group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). It entitled "Conference for Announcing the Victory of the Syrian Revolution". Addressing the commanders & troops in uniform, he stressed Syria's new leadership faced a "heavy task and a great responsibility".
He first priority was to "fill power vacuum in a legitimate & legal way". Secondly, he added, civil peace should be maintained by transitional justice & preventing revenge attacks. He also called for state institutions, particularly the military, security agencies & police, and the economic infrastructure to be rebuilt. In late December, Sharaa told Al Arabiya TV in an interview, it can take up 4-years to hold new elections an update census would be required "would take time" writing up a new constitution at least take up to 3yrs to complete. He reiterated in interview, he planned a "national dialogue conference" would "bring together all folks & components" of Syrian society.
In 2011, Assad brutally crushed a peaceful pro-democracy uprising, sparking a civil war in which more than half a mil people were killed & 12 mil others forced to flee their homes. HTS a former al-Qaeda affiliate is still designated as a terrorist organisation by UN, the US, EU & UK - previously dominated last rebel stronghold in north-western Syria. On 8 Dec, 2024, rebels entered Damascus after routing army and sweeping down from the north in the space of only 12 days, Assad resigned the presidency and fled to Russia.An interim govt led by Mohammed al-Bashir, the former head of the rebel admin in north-west, has been tasked with running country until March
