Damascus: Rebels in Syria have appointed Mohammed al-Bashir as the country’s interim prime minister. Al-Bashir is known as a pro-rebel leader. He announced on Tuesday that he was taking charge of the country as acting prime minister with the support of former rebels. This announcement has been made three days after the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad from Syria. Mohammed al-Bashir replaced Mohammed Ghazi Jalali, who was appointed by Bashar al-Assad. Mohammed al-Bashir addressed the peopleIn a brief address on state television, Mohammed al-Bashir said he would form an interim government until March 1. Will lead. “Today we held a cabinet meeting that included a team from the Salvation Government working in Idlib and its surrounding areas and the government of the ousted regime,” he said. There was discussion in the meeting to transfer files and institutions to the caretaker government. Behind him were two flags: the green, black and white flag flown by Assad’s opponents during the civil war, and the white flag with the Islamic oath of faith written in black letters, which is commonly flown by Sunni Islamist fighters in Syria.Syria Things are returning to normal in the Syrian capital, with banks reopening for the first time since Assad’s ouster from power. Shops were also reopening, traffic had resumed on the streets, construction workers were repairing a roundabout in the center of Damascus city and street sweepers were cleaning the streets. There was a significant reduction in the number of armed people on the streets. Two sources close to the rebels said their command had ordered fighters to withdraw from the cities and deployed police and internal security forces linked to the main rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Shams (HTS) there.Who is Mohammed al-BashirSyria Little is known about Mohammed al-Bashir, the interim prime minister. He previously administered the administration in a small part of the north-west controlled by rebels. Mohammed al-Bashir is considered a low profile leader, whom few people know beyond Idlib province. He had long maintained his administration in a small rural area in Idlib province, a rebel-held area. A Facebook page of the rebel administration says he is an electrical engineer who later obtained degrees in Sharia and law and has held a number of positions in various sectors, including education.
