Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country’s interim president
The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad has been named the country’s interim president, following a meeting of the former insurgent factions.
Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad Is Declared Syria’s President
The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period.
Ahmed al-Sharaa declares himself president of Syria
He had spent the day with the leaders of Syria’s myriad armed factions, trying to persuade them to disband. Over seven weeks after the fall of Damascus, the fate of these groups is still uncertain. His aides claim that all militias will be dissolved and then absorbed into a new national army.
Leader of rebels who toppled Syria's Assad is named country's interim president
Former rebels now controlling Syria name an interim president and throw out the constitution adopted under Assad, saying a new one will be drafted soon.
Leader of Syrian rebels who toppled Assad named interim president
The new Syrian government also said that the armed groups which ousted the regime in December have been dissolved.
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