The ruling Common Command on Saturday named Asaad Hassan al-Shibani as international minister.
A supply within the new administration advised the Reuters information company that this step “is available in response to the aspirations of the Syrian folks to ascertain worldwide relations that convey peace and stability”.
Murhaf Abu Qasra was named defence minister within the interim authorities, an official supply advised Reuters. Abu Qasra, who can also be recognized by the nom de guerre Abu Hassan 600, is a senior determine within the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, which led the opposition forces that pressured out al-Assad.
Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar, reporting from Damascus, stated Abu Qasra and al-Shibani had been “very a lot shut” to HTS chief Ahmed al-Sharaa.
“That is elevating questions whether or not HTS is forming its personal authorities or Syria’s authorities,” he famous, including, “Thus far, 14 ministers have been appointed, and all of them are shut allies or buddies of al-Sharaa.”
Al-Sharaa, Syria’s new de facto ruler, has actively engaged with international delegations since assuming energy, together with internet hosting the Syria envoy of the United Nations and senior United States diplomats.
He has stated his major focus is on reconstruction and reaching financial growth and that he’s not desirous about partaking in any new conflicts.
Syrian opposition fighters seized management of Damascus on December 8, forcing President al-Assad to flee after greater than 13 years of warfare and ending his household’s decades-long rule.
Forces underneath the command of al-Sharaa have put in a three-month caretaker authorities.
Washington designated al-Sharaa a “terrorist” in 2013, saying al-Qaeda in Iraq had tasked him with overthrowing al-Assad. US officers stated on Friday that Washington would take away a $10m bounty on his head.
The warfare killed tons of of 1000’s of individuals, triggered one of many greatest refugee crises of contemporary instances, and left cities bombed to rubble and the financial system hollowed out by world sanctions.
