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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa named interim president
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A handout picture released by Syria's transitional government shows the country's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa waiting for the arrival of Spain's foreign minister at the presidential palace in Damascus on January 16, 2025. (Syria's Transitional Government / AFP)
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for a transitional period, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) reports, citing commander Hassan Abdel Ghani.
Sharaa is also authorized to form a temporary legislative council for the transitional phase, which will carry out its task until a new constitution is adopted, SANA reports, citing Abdel Ghani.
The announcements emerge during a meeting in Damascus attended by commanders of armed groups that fought alongside Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham to oust Bashar al-Assad from power.
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