The Latest Breaking News from Syria

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Syrian factions appoint Islamist rebel leader as interim president post-Assad, facing challenges in forming unified army and integrating rebel groups.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said discussions with a Qatari delegation in Damascus Thursday included reconstruction in the war-torn country, during the first visit by a head of state since Bashar al-Assad's ouster.

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Assad’s fall welcomed in southern province of Suwayda but community continues to press Damascus caretaker government

Ahmed al-Sharaa has been Syria’s de facto leader since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in December.

Syria's new authorities announced Wednesday that Ahmed al-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.

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s visit will be the first by an Arab leader to Damascus since fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Appointment of former leader of group that led operation to topple Assad comes amid other political changes

Al-Sharaa was also authorised to form a temporary legislative council for the transitional phase, state media reports.

Syrian leader al-Sharaa reportedly also demands reparations as Moscow delegation seeks to secure strategic power bases.