{"id":2378013,"date":"2024-12-09T13:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T18:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrian-rebels-install-prime-minister-new-regime-postures-as-centrists\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T13:50:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T18:50:12","slug":"syrian-rebels-install-prime-minister-new-regime-postures-as-centrists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrian-rebels-install-prime-minister-new-regime-postures-as-centrists\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian rebels install prime minister, new regime postures as centrists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsyrian-rebels-install-prime-minister-new-regime-postures-as-centrists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2378013&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In recent developments in Syria, rebel forces who\u200c successfully overthrew former President Bashar Assad have appointed Mohammed al Bashir as the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-will-have-a-new-prime-minister-tonight\/\" title=\"Israel Will Have A New Prime Minister Tonight\">transitional prime minister<\/a>.Bashir, who leads the\u2062 political wing of the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir \u200cal Sham\u2062 (HTS), has previously served as \u200dthe head of the oppositional Syrian Salvation Government, which was established \u200din 2017 to govern regions under HTS control.<\/p>\n<p>The Salvation \u200bGovernment aims to\u2063 position itself as \u200ca centrist regime \u200dthat accommodates various religious \u2063and ethnic groups, despite ongoing accusations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">human rights abuses<\/a> in the region, particularly in Idlib. The U.S. State Department classifies\u200c HTS as a terrorist organization,with reports indicating that it and the salvation Government \u200chave engaged in exploiting humanitarian assistance by imposing taxes and interfering with\u2062 aid distribution.<\/p>\n<p>While elements of \u2062the Salvation Government\u200c are closely tied to HTS, there are efforts within\u2062 the management to\u200c distance themselves from the terrorist label to secure humanitarian support from organizations like the \u2062united Nations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Syrian rebels install prime minister, new regime postures as centrist reformers<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1907182\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Syrian rebel forces<\/a> that successfully toppled the regime of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bashar-al-assad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">former President Bashar Assad<\/a> have installed a transitional prime minister.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Mohammed al Bashir, the leader of the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al Sham&rsquo;s political wing, will begin fielding a Cabinet to head the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3253824\/blinken-says-us-will-support-efforts-to-hold-assad-accountable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">incoming government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bashir has served as the head of the oppositional Syrian Salvation Government in northern Syria since January, and his appointment indicates HTS is attempting to scale up its established, regional political bureau instead of building a new regime from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>The Salvation Government was formed in 2017 by HTS as a nonmilitarized political administration to govern territory under its control while Assad was in office. The unofficial state was mostly centered in the Idlib Governate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">&#1605;&#1572;&#1578;&#1605;&#1585; &#1589;&#1581;&#1601;&#1610; &#1604;&#1585;&#1574;&#1610;&#1587; &#1575;&#1604;&#1581;&#1603;&#1608;&#1605;&#1577; &#1610;&#1578;&#1606;&#1575;&#1608;&#1604; &#1601;&#1610;&#1607; &#1575;&#1604;&#1571;&#1581;&#1583;&#1575;&#1579; &#1575;&#1604;&#1571;&#1582;&#1610;&#1585;&#1577; &#1608;&#1575;&#1604;&#1578;&#1589;&#1593;&#1610;&#1583; &#1575;&#1604;&#1571;&#1582;&#1610;&#1585; &#1604;&#1605;&#1610;&#1604;&#1610;&#1588;&#1610;&#1575;&#1578; &#1575;&#1604;&#1606;&#1592;&#1575;&#1605; &#1575;&#1604;&#1605;&#1580;&#1585;&#1605; &#1608;&#1575;&#1587;&#1578;&#1580;&#1575;&#1576;&#1577; &#1575;&#1604;&#1581;&#1603;&#1608;&#1605;&#1577;.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B0_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#&#1581;&#1603;&#1608;&#1605;&#1577;_&#1575;&#1604;&#1573;&#1606;&#1602;&#1575;&#1584;_&#1575;&#1604;&#1587;&#1608;&#1585;&#1610;&#1577;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A6%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#&#1575;&#1604;&#1575;&#1587;&#1578;&#1580;&#1575;&#1576;&#1577;_&#1575;&#1604;&#1591;&#1575;&#1585;&#1574;&#1577;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#&#1608;&#1586;&#1575;&#1585;&#1577;_&#1575;&#1604;&#1573;&#1593;&#1604;&#1575;&#1605;<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IGbI7mnZG7\">pic.twitter.com\/IGbI7mnZG7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#1608;&#1586;&#1575;&#1585;&#1577; &#1575;&#1604;&#1573;&#1593;&#1604;&#1575;&#1605; &ndash; &#1581;&#1603;&#1608;&#1605;&#1577; &#1575;&#1604;&#1573;&#1606;&#1602;&#1575;&#1584; &#1575;&#1604;&#1587;&#1608;&#1585;&#1610;&#1577; (@SYMINISTRYMEDIA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SYMINISTRYMEDIA\/status\/1862159250681745453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Syrian Salvation Government has, for years, attempted to posture itself as a centrist regime with accommodations for religious differences and ethnic minorities, though <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">international bodies claim human rights abuses persist<\/a> throughout Idlib.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. State Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/nctc\/ftos\/hts_fto.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"considers HTS a terrorist organization\">considers HTS a terrorist organization<\/a> and the Salvation Government as an affiliate engaged in antihumanitarian exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Humanitarian actors reported HTS and the HTS-affiliated Syrian Salvation Government attempted to regulate, benefit from, or interfere with the delivery of aid and services in areas of the northwest,&rdquo; the department said in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/528267-SYRIA-2023-HUMAN-RIGHTS-REPORT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2023 report<\/a> on human rights in Syria. <\/p>\n<p>It continued: &ldquo;This included attempts to impose &lsquo;taxes&rsquo; and fees on humanitarian organizations, impose licensing and registration protocols, and interfere with beneficiary selection and aid distribution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While influential security and religious affairs offices within the Salvation Government are occupied by HTS personnel, some parts of the administration have sought to delineate themselves firmly from the terrorist organization in order to secure humanitarian aid from organizations such as the United Nations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Syrian citizens wave the revolutionary flag and shout slogans as they celebrate during the second day of the takeover of the city by the insurgents in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo\/Hussein Malla)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>HTS itself has also attempted to portray itself as more centrist and open-minded since taking control of the country &mdash; a bid to calm panic about the rise to power of a former al Qaeda branch.<\/p>\n<p>Rebel leaders issued a directive on Monday banning attacks on former personnel of Assad&rsquo;s Syrian Arab Army and granting amnesty to the collapsed regime&rsquo;s soldiers, according to state-affiliated newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AlWatanNewspaper.sy\/posts\/pfbid02ab8HzgX5qzrQdFwPQR1Bb5oD41xQjNc1iH2GXQddjszUhebJZnBeJQAHyPWFE3jMl?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZWagIrUPiRMToOTEGcnzR3rK3hHHZiM3snZ_UUAQ4PTeOH-bNRy5gBarPIk7f-83xQiQFWPwwClmwC7bzQKrnzg9uHRgCSOf30p2hwGs0kHXPheN7ZkFHkZG_lT7PLSCn-sdyioVLSR6UQx7QNj8Ej5TVteoTcfBPO4q1fwtahTFg&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>al Watan <\/em>on social media<\/a>. Similar directives have reportedly been published ordering rebel personnel not to punish women regarding their style of dress.<\/p>\n<p>Former Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed al Jalali, who served under Assad, indicated Sunday during a video address that he is prepared to participate in &ldquo;handover procedures&rdquo; with the incoming government.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This country can be a normal country that builds good relations with its neighbors and the world,&rdquo; Jalali said in the message. &ldquo;But this issue is up to any leadership chosen by the Syrian people. We are ready to cooperate with it and offer all possible facilities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The United States government has launched a series of air strikes against Islamic State militia in the wake of the HTS takeover.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A line of people heads toward the Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 9, 2024. Crowds are gathering to enter the prison, known as the &ldquo;human slaughterhouse,&rdquo; after thousands of inmates were released following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-says-assad-regime-fell-because-of-israeli-strikes-on-iran-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Netanyahu says Assad regime fell because of Israeli strikes on Iran - Washington Examiner\">rebels&#038;rsquo<\/a>; overthrow of Bashar Assad&rsquo;s regime on Sunday. (AP Photo\/Hussein Malla)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3253705\/biden-end-brutal-assad-regime-is-moment-historic-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Joe Biden<\/a> said during a Sunday press conference that those attacks were part of a larger campaign to help stabilize the country and ensure the new regime is not immediately usurped by rival Islamic terrorist groups.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re clear-eyed about the fact that ISIS will try and take advantage of any vacuum to reestablish its credibility and create a safe haven,&rdquo; the president said. &ldquo;We will not let that happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden also warned about the new regime&rsquo;s &ldquo;grim record of terrorism,&rdquo; warning that the centrist characteristics displayed by HTS could shift as its power becomes established.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re saying the right things now,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;But as they take on greater responsibility, we will assess not just their words but their actions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1907182\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1907182\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syrian rebels appoint prime minister, aiming for centrist reforms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2378014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24344579517763.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46425,34314,46262],"class_list":["post-2378013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-new-regime","tag-prime-minister","tag-syrian-rebels"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24344579517763.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378013"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378017,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378013\/revisions\/2378017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}