Syrian fighters appoint Muhammad al-Bashir as head of the interim government Syrian war news

Al-Bashir is the head of the Syrian Salvation Government led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in the northwestern region of Idlib.

Syrian fighters who ousted President Bashar al-Assad have appointed Mohammed al-Bashir as the country’s interim prime minister.

Al-Bashir, who heads the de facto government led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib province, will head a Syrian transitional government until March 1, 2025, he said Tuesday in a televised statement.

Al-Bashir said: “Today we held a cabinet meeting that included a team from the Salvation Government that was operating in Idlib and its environs and the government of the ousted regime.”

He added, “The meeting was under the title of transferring files and institutions for the administration of the government.”

the Appointment This comes after Al-Bashir met with members Liongovernment.

The new leader was flanked by two flags as he spoke on television: the green, black and white flag that Assad’s opponents have mocked throughout the civil war; A white flag bearing the Islamic oath of faith in black writing.

Al-Bashir said that the new government will make its decision regarding ministerial appointments in the coming days.

Bashir headed the Syrian Salvation Government in Idlib province before a 12-day blitz swept through Damascus, ousting longtime leader Assad and ending more than half a century of Assad family rule.

Al-Bashir has close relations Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) – The group that led the operation to seize Damascus – and which is linked to the Salvation Government, which he headed.

The Syrian Salvation Government, with its ministries, departments, judicial and security authorities, was established in the northwestern stronghold of Idlib in 2017 to help people in the rebel-controlled area who were cut off from government services.

Al-Bashir also previously served as Minister of Development in the Salvation Government.

The Syrian Salvation Government began providing assistance in Aleppo, the first major city to fall from government hands after opposition forces began their attack.

A rebel administration Facebook page says Bashir was trained as an electrical engineer, later obtained a degree in Sharia and law, and also held positions in education.

Leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham Ahmed al-Shara, also known as Abu Muhammad al-Julani, The outgoing Prime Minister, Mohamed Ghazi Al-Jalali, appoints On Monday to discuss the transition to a caretaker government.

With the announcement of the appointment of an interim prime minister, life in the Syrian capital showed some signs of returning to normal, with banks and shops reopening.

The steps towards forming the government come amid intense air strikes from Israel targets Syrian army baseswhose forces melted in the face of the rebel advance that ousted Assad.

The Syrian war began as a largely unarmed uprising against Assad in March 2011, but eventually turned into a full-scale war that attracted foreign powers, killed hundreds of thousands of people, and left hundreds of thousands of people dead. It turned millions into refugees.