Mohammed al-Bashir has been appointed as interim prime minister of Syria.
The rebel leader GBN helped bring down Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
According to reports, which we have not yet been able to independently verify. Mohammed al-Bashir used a televised address to say he will stay in the post until 1 March 2025 to lead the transition government.
Al-Bashir headed the rebel-led Salvation government – which had already been governing parts of northwestern Syria and Idlib – before the lightning offensive over the last two weeks.
The Salvation government is linked to Islamist group Hayat Tahrir-al Shams, which led the overthrow of al-Assad’s regime in Syria after 13 years of civil war..
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Syria updates: Israeli military strikes Syrian army bases
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Israeli warplanes have ramped up airstrikes in Syria, according to a UK-based monitor. Mohammed al-Bashir, the head of the rebel-led “salvation government” has been appointed to head Syria’s transitional government.
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A boy in a yellow jacket walks past a destroyed military vehicle at the site of an Israeli airstrike
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has recorded more than 300 Israeli strikes on Syria since rebels toppled Assad’s governmentImage: DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images
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Mohammed al-Bashir to head transitional government in Syria
Members of the toppled regime had begun the transfer of power to the ‘salvation government’ based in Syria’s northwest
A UK-based rights group says it has now recorded more than 300 Israeli strikes on Syria since rebels toppled Assad
UN Security Council members met to discuss the unfolding situation in Syria
Here are the latest developments from and regarding Syria on Tuesday, December 10:
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UN warns against hasty repatriation of Syrians after Assad’s fall
The UN special envoy for Syria has said European nations should not be hasty about sending refugees from Syria back to their country following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government.
“The situation in Syria is still fluid,” Geir Pedersen told a news conference at the United Nations’ Geneva headquarters.
He said while many Syrians wanted to return home, “there are livelihood challenges still. The humanitarian situation is disastrous. The economy has collapsed.”
At the press conference, the UN’s refugee agency also warned against the deportation of Syrian refugees.
“No asylum-seeker should be forcibly returned,” UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo said, adding that the dynamics of displacement in Syria had not yet ended despite Assad’s ouster.
