Syria’s former prime minister agrees to hand over power to rebel forces – Middle East crisis live

Mohammed Ghazi al-Jalali agrees to hand over power to the rebel ‘Salvation government’, say reportsFull report: Syrians celebrate fall of Bashar al-AssadSyrian diaspora: share your reaction to the fall of AssadThis morning our First Edition newsletter poses the question what next for Syria. My colleague Archie Bland writes:However jubilant Syrians are today about the end of a dark chapter of their history, they know that the next is yet to be written. Because of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) past relationship with al-Qaida and the human rights abuses carried out in the areas that it has ruled, many are sceptical that it will act as the guarantor of a transition to a pluralist and democratic state. And HTS chief Abu Mohammed al-Jolani himself is viewed as a terrorist by the US and others.Sign up here for our free daily First Edition newsletter Continue reading...

Syria’s former prime minister agrees to hand over power to rebel forces – Middle East crisis live

Mohammed Ghazi al-Jalali agrees to hand over power to the rebel ‘Salvation government’, say reports

This morning our First Edition newsletter poses the question what next for Syria. My colleague Archie Bland writes:

However jubilant Syrians are today about the end of a dark chapter of their history, they know that the next is yet to be written. Because of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) past relationship with al-Qaida and the human rights abuses carried out in the areas that it has ruled, many are sceptical that it will act as the guarantor of a transition to a pluralist and democratic state. And HTS chief Abu Mohammed al-Jolani himself is viewed as a terrorist by the US and others.

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