Damascus:
The new authorities of Syria announced on Wednesday that Ahmed al-Sharaa, who took the helm after the expulsion of Bashar al-Assad last month, was appointed interim president and in charge of forming a transition legislature, state media reported.
A rebel alliance led by the Islamist group of Sharaa Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) expelled Assad on December 8 after a ray offensive, which ended five decades of the iron dagger rule of his family, with a government of transition previously installed to direct the country until March 1.
The Sharaa was appointed “as president of the country in the transition phase,” said the state agency of healthy news, citing military officer Hassan Abdel Ghani, without specifying a deadline, and added that he would also represent the country “in international forums.”
The Sharaa had the task of forming “a temporary legislative council … until a permanent constitution was decided for the country,” said Sana, added that the Parliament of the Assad era had dissolved and the 2012 constitution of 2012 suspended.
The ads occurred during a conference on “The victory of the Syrian Revolution” which Sharaa, Foreign Minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, and the heads of armed features also attended.
Abdel Ghani also announced the dissolution of all armed groups involved in the expulsion of Assad, as well as in the security and security agencies of the old government.
“All military factions and political and civil revolutionary bodies dissolve and integrate into state institutions,” said Sana Abdel Ghani.
– ‘Civil Peace’ –
He also announced “the dissolution of the army of the disappeared regime”, the security agencies “and all the militias that he established, and the formation of a new security apparatus that preserves the safety of citizens” and the “reconstruction of the Syrian army.”
The Syrian army has effectively collapsed, along with the other instruments of the Assad government.
The Baath party that ruled Syria for decades also dissolved, Sana reported.
In a speech in the event, Sharaa established Syria’s priorities as “to fill out the void, preserve civil peace, rebuild state institutions and work to build a development -oriented economy,” said Sana.
“The victorious mission is heavy, and their responsibility is immense,” Sharaa added.
Last month, he said that he could spend four years before the elections could be held, and up to three years rewriting the country’s constitution.
The authorities had previously talked about a national dialogue conference that would bring together the Syrians of all political stripes, but healthy did not mention any this type conference on Wednesday.
The Civil War broke out in Syria after Assad repressed the peaceful anti -government protests in 2011. The conflict has killed more than 500,000 people and displaced millions more.
The HTS, rooted in the Al-Qaeda branch of Syria, is banned as a terrorist organization by many governments, including the United States, although it has recently tried to moderate its rhetoric and promised to protect the religious and ethnic minorities of Syria.
Since the expulsion of Assad, a succession of Western diplomats has visited Syria to request an inclusive transition.
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