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As Syria's new transitional Prime Minister Mohammad al-Bashir took the lead and called for “stability and calm” in the country, Israel carried out more than 350 airstrikes on weapons stockpiles and strategic infrastructure in the Central country in the past 48 hours. East. The Hayat Tahrir al-Shams (HTS)-led rebels, who overthrew President Bashar al-Assad three days ago, appointed Mohammad al-Bashir as the transitional government to rule the country until March 1.
Mr al-Bashir, a figure little known in most of Syria, led the rebel-led Rescue Government in a part of the northwest controlled by rebels before their 12-day lightning offensive swept into Damascus.
In his first interview since his appointment, Bashir told Qatari television channel Al Jazeera: “Now is the time for this people to enjoy stability and calm.”
Israel attacks Syria
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement to
The targets included Syrian Navy facilities in the ports of Al-Bayda and Latakia, Syrian Air Force airfields, dozens of weapons production sites in Damascus, Homs, Tartus, Latakia and Palmyra, numerous anti-aircraft batteries, drones, aircraft, tanks, Scud missiles, cruise missiles, surface-to-sea missiles, surface-to-air missiles, surface-to-surface missiles, UAVs, fighter jets, attack helicopters, radars, hangars and more.
The IDF said it “carried out airstrikes on 130 assets in Syria, including weapons depots, military structures, launch facilities and firing positions.”
Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said overnight strikes wiped out the Syrian naval fleet and that Israeli forces were “establishing themselves” in the buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Turkish strikes
Meanwhile, Turkish intelligence is also attacking targets in Syria. On Tuesday, Turkish security officials said their intelligence agency had attacked a convoy of trucks allegedly carrying missiles, heavy weapons and ammunition that had been abandoned by the Syrian government and allegedly seized by Syrian Kurdish militias, according to a report by The Guardian.
According to the report, 12 trucks, two tanks and two ammunition depots were “destroyed” in airstrikes in the town of Qamishli, near the Turkish border.
US insists on 'inclusive' process for new Syrian government
Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged all countries to support an “inclusive” political process in Syria. He said the United States would eventually recognize a government if it met such standards. “The Syrian people will decide the future of Syria. All countries must pledge to support an inclusive and transparent process and to refrain from external interference,” Blinken said in a statement.
“The United States will recognize and fully support any future Syrian government that emerges from this process,” he added.
The US Secretary of State said Syria's future government must be “credible, inclusive and non-sectarian” after Islamist rebels toppled strongman Bashar al-Assad, a member of the Alawite minority who led a secular dictatorship brought.
HTS's message to the world
HTS commander Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, has urged foreign countries not to fear Syria after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime. In a conversation with the American broadcaster Sky News, Jolani said: “Their (Western) fears are unnecessary, God willing.”
“The country will be rebuilt,” he said, adding: “The fear came from the presence of the regime. The country is moving towards development and reconstruction. It is moving towards stability.”
He continued: “People are exhausted by war. So the country is not ready for a new war and will not end up in a new war. The source of our fear came from the Iranian militias, Hezbollah and the regime that committed the massacres we caused. So their removal is the solution for Syria.
UN is considering removing HTS from the terrorist list
The United Nations said it would consider removing Hayat Tahrir al-Sham from its terrorist list if it passes the key test of forming a truly inclusive transitional government, according to a report by The Guardian.
The report quotes Geir Pedersen, UN special envoy for Syria, saying the UN would consider the proposal if the group could not attempt to govern Syria in the way it had governed Idlib, the northern province where it was based and from where she had been in charge of Syria. military outbreak.
“We have to be honest and look at the facts. It has been nine years since that resolution was passed and the reality so far is that HTS and other armed groups have sent good messages of unity and inclusivity to the Syrian people. In Hama and Aleppo, there are reassuring things on the ground… My message is that Syria cannot be governed like Idlib.” he said.
75 Indians evacuated from Syria
India evacuated 75 Indian nationals from Syria on Tuesday, two days after rebels overthrew the authoritarian government of President Bashar Assad. The evacuation, coordinated by India's embassies in Damascus and Beirut, was carried out after an assessment of the security situation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
“The Government of India today evacuated 75 Indian nationals from Syria, following recent developments in that country,” the report said.
“Among the evacuees were 44 'zaireen' from Jammu and Kashmir who were stranded in Saida Zainab. All Indian nationals have crossed safely to Lebanon and will return to India on available commercial flights,” the report said.
