The Syrian Presidency announced Wednesday that Ahmad al-Sharaa has been appointed as the transitional president of Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al-Sharaa’s appointment follows the departure of Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia after opposition forces took control of Damascus on December 8, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Assad’s exit marks the end of the Baath Party\u2019s rule, which had governed Syria since 1963. Al-Sharaa’s administration has now assumed control of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Syrian Presidency announced Wednesday that Ahmad al-Sharaa has been appointed as the transitional president of Syria. Al-Sharaa’s appointment follows the departure of Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia after opposition forces took control of Damascus on December 8, 2024. Assad’s exit marks the end of the Baath Party\u2019s rule, which had governed Syria since …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":117885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,12],"tags":[12351],"class_list":["post-117884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-syria","tag-syrian-presidency"],"yoast_head":"\n