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Towards a transitional government
The Syrian rebel coalition said today it was continuing work to complete the transfer of power in Syria to a transitional government with full executive powers.
“The great Syrian revolution has moved from the stage of the struggle to overthrow the Assad regime to the struggle to build together a Syria worthy of the sacrifices of its people,” he added in a statement.
Earlier today, rebel chief Abu Mohammed al-Jolani said former prime minister Mohammed Jalali would continue to oversee state institutions until a formal transfer of power takes place, signaling efforts to ensure an orderly transition.
In his statement, which he signed under his real name, Ahmed al-Sara, Jolani also banned the rebel armed forces, based in Damascus, from approaching public institutions, while also forbidding them to fire into the air.
In an interview with the Al Arabiya network, Jalali, who was appointed prime minister by Assad in September, said he had contacted al-Sara to discuss the management of the transition period and added that free elections should be held in Syria. .
Jalali stated that he remains in his home and that he is ready to support the continuation of the government.
Syrian Telecommunications Minister Iyad al-Khatib said in an interview with Al Arabiya that he contacted a representative of al-Sara’s rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, who is in charge of telecommunications services. They agreed that telecommunications and the Internet will continue to work, al-Khatib said.