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Syria: Al-Joulani Announces Elections in Four Years

This is Beirut, 2024-12-29 16:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

The new leader of Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, announced in an exclusive interview with Al-Arabiya on Sunday that organizing elections in Syria could take up to four years, as it would require a complete population census. He also stated that drafting a new constitution could take three years. Rejecting criticism ...

US Drops Reward for Arrest of Syria's New Leader

This is Beirut, 2024-12-20 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A senior US diplomat told Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday that Washington was scrapping a reward for his arrest and welcomed "positive messages" from their talks, including a promise to fight terrorism. Barbara Leaf, Washington's top diplomat for the Middle East, made the comments after her meeting with Sharaa in Damascus, the first ...

Meeting Between Syria's New Leader and US Diplomats 'Positive'

This is Beirut, 2024-12-20 17:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A delegation of US diplomats visiting Syria had a "positive" meeting on Friday with the country's new ruler, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a Syrian official told AFP. "The meeting took place, and it was positive. And the results will be positive, God willing," the official said on condition of anonymity. A planned press conference by ...

Syria Rebel Leader Vows to Pursue Former Officials for Torture

This is Beirut, 2024-12-10 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's Islamist rebel leader said Tuesday that the incoming authorities will announce a list of former senior officials "involved in torturing the Syrian people". "We will offer rewards to anyone who provides information about senior army and security officers involved in war crimes," rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, now using his real name ...

Syria Islamist Rebel Chief Hails ‘Victory’, at Landmark Damascus Mosque

This is Beirut, 2024-12-08 22:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syria's rebel leader hailed a "historic" victory Sunday from a landmark Damascus mosque after his Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group headed a lightning offensive, snatching the capital from government control in less than two weeks. His speech came as Syria's president Bashar al-Assad fled -- for Moscow according to Russian news agencies -- ...

Syria's Jolani: From Jihadist to Pragmatist

This is Beirut, 2024-12-07 09:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of the Islamist rebel alliance that has captured swathes of Syria in a lightning offensive, is an extremist who has adopted a more moderate posture to try to achieve his goals. At the head of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is rooted in Syria's branch of Al-Qaeda, Jolani says the goal of his offensive is to ...

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