The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period.
Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched warily.
The Syrian rebel group that ousted Bashar al-Assad last month dissolved parliament, dismantled the country’s armed apparatus and appointed its de facto leader the country’s new president, a series of moves meant to clear the way for a political transition,
Sharaa, who took the helm after Bashar al-Assad's ouster last month, has been appointed interim president and tasked with forming a transitional legislature, state media reported. Sharaa was appointed "as the country's president in the transitional phase",
Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa has requested Russia to hand over exiled leader Bashar al-Assad, according to a report by Reuters. The former
In a pre-recorded speech, Sharaa vowed to "pursue the criminals who shed Syrian blood and committed massacres and crimes", whether they were in Syria or abroad, and to establish "real transitional justice" after Assad's fall.
The former insurgents on Wednesday also threw out Syria’s constitution, adopted under Assad, saying a new charter would be drafted soon.
Fighters affiliated with Syria's new Islamist leaders have carried out 35 summary executions over 72 hours, mostly of Assad-era officers, a war monitor said Sunday.
Fighters affiliated with Syria's new Islamist leaders have carried out 35 summary executions over 72 hours, mostly of Assad-era officers, a war monitor said on Jan. 26.
Ahmed al Sharaa was declared the new president of Syria in the transitional government that came into power after the collapse of the Assad regime on December 8. This declaration led to congratulations from several Arab states in the region,
The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a transitional period.
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for the "transitional period", state media report, seven weeks after he led the rebel offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad. Rebel military commander Hassan Abdul Ghani also announced the cancellation of Syria's 2012 constitution and the dissolution of the former regime's parliament,