Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed Al Sharaa said yesterday his administration would announce the new structure of the defence ministry and military within days.
Speaking at a joint Press conference with visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Sharaa said his administration would not allow for arms outside the control of the state.
An official source told Reuters on Saturday that Murhaf Abu Qasra, a leading figure in the insurgency that toppled Bashar Al Assad two weeks ago, had been named as defence minister in the interim government.
Sharaa did not mention the appointment of a new defence minister yesterday.
Sharaa discussed the form military institutions would take during a meeting with armed factions on Saturday, state news agency Sana said.
Prime Minister Mohammed Al Bashir said last week that the defence ministry would be restructured using former rebel factions and officers who defected from Assad’s army.
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