11 Dec 2024
- Syria’s new transitional Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir Syria’s new transitional Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir says one of his first goals is to “bring back the millions of Syrian refugees who are abroad”.
- Israel’s military says it has carried out 480 attacks on Syria in the past 48 hours, destroying 15 naval vessels, anti-aircraft batteries and weapons production sites in several cities.
- Al-Bashir says Syrians need “stability and calm” and that he’s working with officials from ousted President Bashar al-Assad’s regime to reset public services and institutions.
- Syrian opposition fighters say they’ve taken over the northeastern city of Deir Az Zor from Kurdish-led forces.
- Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, has promised to rebuild Syria, saying Syrians are “exhausted” after 14 years of war.
Interim government appointees to be announced ‘within days’, says PM
Syria’s Prime Minister al-Bashir told Al Jazeera that the full appointees of the interim government will be announced within days.
He explained that most government employees have returned to work and reiterated that the door was open for those to join the interim government, except, he said, those who were involved in “the blood of the people” would not be welcomed back.
Starting next week, schools and universities will reopen, he added.According to HTS, the group that overthrew the Assad regime, the current transitional government is set to rule until March 2025.