The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period.

Sharaa, who took the helm after Bashar al-Assad’s ouster last month, has been appointed interim president and tasked with forming a transitional legislature, state media reported.

Syria’s former governing party, the Baath, is no more. The party had ruled the country for decades until it was overthrown, along with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, on December 8 after opposition factions marched into Damascus. Wednesday’s announcement that the party would be dissolved merely formalised that process.

The Syrian rebel group that ousted Bashar al-Assad last month dissolved parliament, dismantled the country’s armed apparatus and appointed its de facto leader the country’s new president, a series of moves meant to clear the way for a political transition,

The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a transitional period.

The new Syrian administration has called on Russia to extradite former President Bashar al-Assad, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with negotiations between the two countries.

Sharaa, the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, that led the Syrian opposition's offensive in November 2024, that toppled dictator Bashar

The announcements emerged during a meeting attended by commanders of armed groups that fought to oust Bashar al-Assad from power.

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for the "transitional period", state media report, seven weeks after he led the rebel offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad.

Damascus: The new Syrian administration announced on Wednesday the appointment of Ahmad Al-Sharaa as interim president, following the overthrow of former president Bashar Al-Assad more than a month ago.

The former insurgents on Wednesday also threw out Syria’s constitution, adopted under Assad, saying a new charter would be drafted soon.

Donald Trump’s pick to oversee 18 intelligence agencies with a $100 billion spy budget is facing renewed scrutiny over an unannounced trip to Syria in 2017 where she met with the now-deposed dictator twice.