{"id":2948,"date":"2025-01-30T14:05:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/who-is-syrias-new-interim-president\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T14:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:05:39","slug":"who-is-syrias-new-interim-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/who-is-syrias-new-interim-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Syria\u2019s New Interim President?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ahmed al-Shara, the leader of the rebel coalition that <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/11\/world\/middleeast\/syria-assad-israel-turkey.html\" title=\"\">swept to power in Syria<\/a> last month, has been <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/29\/world\/middleeast\/syria-leader-al-shara-government.html\" title=\"\">declared the country\u2019s interim president<\/a>, a role that will see him navigate a time of untold change for a fractured nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Under Mr. al-Shara\u2019s stewardship, Syria\u2019s interim government will now face a delicate political transition after the overthrow of the dictatorship led by President Bashar al-Assad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Among the many challenges he faces are uniting a complex patchwork of rebel groups, gaining control over multiple regions under the sway of powerful factions and rebuilding relations with the international community to undo crippling sanctions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-5fa11593\">How did Mr. al-Shara rise to power?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Formerly known by his nom de guerre, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/06\/world\/middleeast\/syria-rebel-leader-interview.html\" title=\"\">Abu Mohammad al-Jolani<\/a>, Mr. al-Shara spearheaded an offensive last month that ousted Mr. al-Assad and ended the Assad family\u2019s iron grip on the country, which had lasted more than five decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. al-Shara was the leader of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/02\/world\/middleeast\/syria-rebels-hts-who-what.html\" title=\"\">Hayat Tahrir al-Sham<\/a>, an Islamist rebel group once linked to Al Qaeda. His faction controlled most of Idlib Province, in northwestern Syria, during a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/syria-civil-war-rebels.html\" title=\"\">long stalemate<\/a> in the country\u2019s civil war, which dragged on for nearly 14 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In late November, Mr. al-Shara launched the most significant challenge to Mr. al-Assad\u2019s rule in a decade, capturing territory across several provinces without facing much resistance from the government\u2019s military forces or from their powerful international allies Russia and Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other armed factions in the rebel coalition would be disbanded and integrated into the fledgling government\u2019s armed forces, a spokesman for the coalition, Col. Hassan Abdel Ghani, announced on Wednesday. He also declared that the Constitution had been nullified and that the legislature and army formed under the Assad regime had been dissolved, according to the Syrian state news agency, SANA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It was not immediately clear whether there was a broad consensus among armed groups across Syria about Mr. al-Shara\u2019s appointment as interim president. It was also unclear how long the transitional period would last.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-7f75bae4\">What is the new leader\u2019s background?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Born in Saudi Arabia, Mr. al-Shara is the child of Syrian exiles, according to Arab media reports. In the late 1980s, his family moved back to Syria, and in 2003, he went to neighboring Iraq to join Al Qaeda and fight the American occupation. There, he spent several years in a U.S. prison, according to American officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. al-Shara later emerged in Syria around the start of the civil war and formed the Nusra Front, an affiliate of Al Qaeda. He eventually broke ties with Al Qaeda, and the Nusra Front evolved into Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After sweeping to power in Syria last month, Mr. al-Shara has seemed to be trying to distance himself from his militant past, ditching his combat fatigues and donning a suit and tie as he <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/03\/world\/middleeast\/syria-damascus-visit-foreign-ministers.html\" title=\"\">welcomed a roster of foreign diplomats<\/a> to Damascus, the Syrian capital. By eschewing global jihadist ambitions, Mr. al-Shara apparently hopes to gain international legitimacy, which would help to attract much-needed sanctions relief and funds for rebuilding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There are signs that the strategy may be working.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Last month, the U.S. government \u2014 which has designated Hayat Tahrir al-Sham <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/foreign-terrorist-organizations\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a terrorist organization<\/a> \u2014 dropped a $10 million bounty on Mr. al-Shara\u2019s head.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Washington has also <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/06\/us\/politics\/syria-us-sanctions-aid.html\" title=\"\">eased some restrictions on humanitarian aid<\/a> to Syria, and the European Union <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/27\/world\/europe\/eu-syria-sanctions.html\" title=\"\">announced this week<\/a> that it would lift some sanctions. Those moves should give Mr. al-Shara\u2019s transitional government some breathing room as it attempts to build a more stable future.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-7b2c777d\">What challenges does Syria face?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. al-Shara has laid out lofty goals, including rebuilding state institutions, ridding the government of corruption and cronyism, and freeing the country from the torture and repression that came to define the Assad regime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWhat Syria needs today is greater than ever before,\u201d he said in remarks published by SANA on Wednesday. \u201cJust as we were determined to liberate it in the past, our duty now is to commit to rebuilding and advancing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But many Syrians have questioned whether Mr. al-Shara can deliver on the ambitious promises and also reconcile his former rebel group\u2019s <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/02\/world\/middleeast\/syria-rebels-hts-who-what.html\" title=\"\">militant Islamist roots<\/a> with a largely secular state. Under the watchful eye of the international community, Mr. al-Shara has sought repeatedly to reassure minority communities, and he has pledged to build a country that is tolerant of other beliefs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/30\/world\/europe\/syria-president-ahmed-al-shara.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahmed 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