Ahmad al-Sharaa named as Syrian interim president
Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, walks in the presidential palace ahead of his meeting with Walid Ellafi, Libyan minister of state for communication and political affairs, in Damascus, December 28, 2024
THE Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar al-Assad last month named jihadist leader Ahmad al-Sharaa as the country’s interim president on Wednesday.
The appointment of Mr Sharaa as Syria’s president came after a meeting of the former insurgent factions in Damascus, the Syrian capital.
Mr Sharaa is head of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. He was once a prominent member of terrorist group al-Qaida.
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