Rebel-linked Mohammad Al-Bashir will serve as Syria’s acting prime minister for the following three months and lead the country’s transition to a new administration as Syrians rejoice at the ousting of longstanding dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Syrians are desperate to find their lost loved ones, who the Assad dictatorship allegedly keeps in secret prisons known for torture and murder.
US officials have been trying to prevent ISIS terrorists from regrouping in Syria, carrying out dozens of airstrikes on ISIS sites in recent days, while dozens of competing factions, including those backed by Turkey, jockey for control in various parts of the country.
Israel claimed to have bombed Syria approximately 500 times in two days, destroying the majority of the country’s strategic weapons stocks as well as its naval fleet. An Israeli official stated that the blasts aimed to keep the stockpiles out of the hands of extremists.
For the first time in half a century, Israel has sent ground troops into and outside of a demilitarized buffer zone while launching airstrikes against military targets throughout Syria.
A Turkish drone destroyed military equipment that a Kurdish group had taken near Qamishli airport, which is near the Syrian border with Turkey, according to Turkish state media.
Over the past week, Kurdish fighters have engaged in combat with Turkish-backed factions in various northern Syrian locations.
