The rebel leader who helped topple Bashar al-Assad’s regime has been appointed as Syria’s interim prime minister, the BBC reports.
In a televised address, Mohammed al-Bashir announces he is set to stay in post until 1 March, to lead the transition government.
Al-Bashir, who has been running the Idlib province, is set to lead a small cabinet to ensure public services can resume. It comes as some government agencies in the country have asked civil servants and health workers to resume duties.
As reported by the National, an Abu Dhabi-based newspaper, al-Bashir governed parts of north-western (namely Idlib) Syria as part of the Syrian Salvation Government, which is a group linked to Hayat Tahrir-al Shams (HTS).
