Abu Mohammed al-Golani, rebel chief, has declared that former Prime Minister Mohammed Jalali shall supervise state institutions until they are handed over, as this is a measure towards securing an organized transition after rebels announced the end of ruling by Bashar al-Assad.
Signed with his real name, Ahmed al-Sharaa, Golani’s declaration forbade military forces in Damascus to approach public institutions and also forbade firing in the air. He told Al Arabiya that Jalien, appointed by Assad as prime minister a month before, had contacted Sharaa to settle on the management of this transitional stage in which free elections had to be emphasized.
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Jalali mentioned he remained in his home and was ready to support the continuity of governance. Syrian telecommunications minister Eyad al-Khatib stated in an interview with Al Arabiya that he had been contacted by a representative of Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham responsible for telecom services, and they agreed that telecoms and internet would continue to function.