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Syria’s de facto leader says new structure of defense ministry, military will be announced soon
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This handout image made available by the Telegram channel of the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) early on December 17, 2024 shows Ahmed al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, head of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, receiving the director of the Middle East and North Africa department at Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (not pictured) in Damascus. (AFP Photo/Sana Telegram Channel)
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says his administration will announce the new structure of the defense ministry and military within days.
In a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, al-Sharaa says his administration will not allow for arms outside the control of the state.
The Islamist leader has said that his nascent government intends to eventually overhaul Syria’s constitution and institutions, after felling the Assad regime in a lightning offensive at the beginning of this month.
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