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Syria’s Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali said on Monday (December 9, 2024) that most Cabinet Ministers are still working from offices in Damascus after militants entered the capital over the weekend and overthrew President Bashar al-Assad. Streams of refugees crossed in from neighbouring countries, hoping for a more peaceful future.

However, there were already signs of the difficulties ahead for the militant alliance now in control of much of the country, which is led by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, a former senior al-Qaeda militant who severed ties with the extremist group years ago and formed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham which leads the militant coalition that stormed Damascus. He has promised representative government and religious tolerance.

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    • The Kremlin said Russia had granted political asylum to Mr. Assad, a decision made by President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on Mr. Assad’s specific whereabouts and said Mr. Putin was not planning to meet with him.

    Damascus was quiet on Monday (December 9, 2024), with life slowly returning to normal while most shops and public institutions were closed. In some areas, small groups of armed men were stationed in the streets.

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    Mr. Jalali, who remained in his post after Mr. Assad and most of his top officials vanished over the weekend, has sought to project normalcy. “We are working so that the transitional period is quick and smooth,” he told Sky News Arabia TV.

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    The militants, meanwhile, said they would guarantee personal freedoms and would not impose Islamic dress on women.

    Published – December 09, 2024 10:55 pm IST

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