Rebel leader who fell al-assad

The Rebel coalition, which confiscated control of Syria last month, appointed its leader Ahmed al-Shara as President of the country to lead over a transition period, reported the Syrian state media on Wednesday.

A spokesman for the coalition, Colonel Hassan Abdel Ghani, also explained that the constitution had been lifted and the legislature and the army, which was formed under the country, which was formed under the dictator of the country, Bashar al-Assad, was resolved, according to Syria’s state news agency Sana .

The explanations were the first official steps of the country to build a new government after the Rebel coalition, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham or HTS, to build the capital of Damascus last month into a lightning offensive, which Mr. Al-Assad fell. Since then, Mr. Al-Shara, who led this coalition, has been the country’s de-facto leader.

As President of the Transitional Government, Mr. Al-Shara will be at the head of a once unimaginable transition period in Syria, which has been ruled by the Assad family for more than 50 years.

After almost 14 years of civil war, in which Syria was very broken, Mr. Al-Shara tries to unite many different rebel fractions under a single government. However, it was not immediately clear whether there was a broad consensus on his appointment as president for a transition period among these groups.

The explanations on Wednesday were published during a meeting in Damascus between HTS officials and leaders of some other rebel groups that opposed Mr. al-Assad.

Since HTS Damascus confiscated in early December, Mr. Al -Shara has set high goals for the country, including the state’s reconstruction – especially during the country’s long civil war.

“What Syria needs today is greater than ever,” he said in the comments published by Sana on Wednesday. “Just as we were determined to free it in the past, it is our duty to sign it now to rebuild and promote it.”

But many Syrians have wondered whether Mr. Al-Shara will be able to comply with his extensive promises and to reconcile the militant Islamist roots of his rebel group with a largely secular state.

Its armed Islamist group developed years ago by a partner of al-Qaida, and Mr. Al-Shara has had a bounty of $ 10 million up on his head for years. American officials announced last month during a visit to Damascus that they had planned to scrap this name.

It is now expected that Mr. Al-Shara will set up a temporary legislative council that will rule the country until a new constitution is adopted, says Sana.

Reham Mourshed contributed to the reporting.