Israel plans to create ‘sterile defensive zone’ inside southern border, and Turkey bombs Kurdish targets in north SyriaMiddle East crisis – live updatesSyria’s leading rebel group has named a new prime minister to head the country’s transitional government as outside powers move to shore up their interests in the wake of the Assad regime’s collapse.The new prime minister, Mohammad al-Bashir, previously ran an administration in Idlib under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the strongest of the rebel groups which have moved into Damascus and other cities. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/10/syrian-rebels-name-new-pm-as-outside-powers-move-to-shore-up-interests
Author : Julian Borger Senior international correspondent
Publish date : 2024-12-11 01:44:30
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Syrian rebels name new PM as outside powers move to shore up interests
