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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Syrian rebels groups agree to dissolve, integrate into state, new leadership says
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has reached an agreement with former rebel faction chiefs to dissolve all groups and consolidate them under the Defense Ministry, the new administration says in a statement.
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir had said last week that the ministry would be restructured using former rebel factions and officers who defected from Bashar al-Assad’s army.
Sharaa will face the daunting task of trying to avoid clashes between the myriad groups.
Syria’s new rulers have appointed Murhaf Abu Qasra, a leading figure in the insurgency that toppled Assad, as defense minister in the interim government.
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