Damascus:
The Syrian rebels now in energy in Damascus appointed Mohammad al-Bashir as head of a transitional authorities that will probably be in place till March 1, state media mentioned Tuesday.
On Sunday, the rebels led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seized the capital Damascus in a lightning offensive, toppling president Bashar al-Assad who fled the nation.
“The overall command has tasked us with working the transitional authorities till March 1,” mentioned a press release attributed to Bashir on state tv’s Telegram account, referring to him as “the brand new Syrian prime minister”.
Earlier than being tapped for the position, he had been head of the rebels’ so-called Salvation Authorities in northwest Syria and beforehand held the position of its growth minister.
Additionally Tuesday, a supply throughout the political affairs division of the Salvation Authorities informed AFP Bashir would head the transitional authorities.
The Salvation Authorities, with its personal ministries, departments, judicial and safety authorities, was arrange within the Idlib bastion in 2017 to help folks within the rebel-held space folks lower off from authorities providers.
It has since begun rolling out help in Aleppo, the primary main metropolis to fall from authorities arms after the rebels started their offensive.
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