Who Is Syria’s New Interim President?

Ahmed al-Shara, leader of the rebel coalition who transferred to power in Syria Last month was declared a temporary president of the countryThe role that will see him moving in a time of innumerable changes for a broken nation.

Under the management of Mr. Al-Shara, the Provisional Government of Syria will now face a sensitive political transition after the dictatorship led by President Bashar Al-Assad.

Among the many challenges they face is the union of complex patchwork of rebel groups, gaining control over several regions under the head of strong fractions and renewing relations with the international community to reset the sanctions.

How did Mr. Al-Shara grow up to power?

Previously known for his nom de Guerre, Abu Mohammad al-JolaniMr. Al-Shara led the offensive last month, which was granted by Mr. Al-Assad and ended the Insanity of the Assad family on Earth, which lasted more than five decades.

Mr. al-Shara was a leader Hayat Tahrir al-ShamIslamist rebel group once associated with Al Qaeda. His fraction controlled most of the Idlib Province, in northwestern Syria, during a a long downtime In the civil war of the country, which has been dragging for almost 14 years.

At the end of November, Mr. Al-Shara launched the most significant challenge to the rule of Mr. Al-Assad in the decade, capturing territory in several provinces without facing the great resistance of government military forces or their powerful international allies of Russia and Iran.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other armed faction in the rebel coalition would be dissolved and integrated into the Government Armed Forces, a coalition spokesman, Colonel Hassan Abdel Ghani announced on Wednesday. He also stated that the Constitution was canceled and that the legislative body and army was formed under the Assad regime dissolved, according to the Syrian State Novine Agency Sana.

It was not immediately clear whether there was a wide consensus among the armed groups across Syria about the appointment of Mr. Al-Shara as a temporary president. It was also unclear how long the transition period would last.

What is the background of the new leader?

Born in Saudi Arabia, Mr. Al-Shara is a child of Syrian displaced persons, according to reports of the Arab media. In the late 1980s, his family moved to Syria, and in 2003 he went to neighboring Iraq to join Al -qaida and fought against the American occupation. He spent several years there in US prison, according to US officials.

Mr. Al-Shara later appeared in Syria around the beginning of the Civil War and formed the front of Nusra, a branch of Al Qaeda. He eventually interrupted ties with Al Qaeda, and the front nusra evolved in Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

After taking off power in Syria last month, Mr. Al-Shara seemed to be triggered by his militant past, throwing his combat tiredness and pulling his suit and tie while he was welcomed a list of foreign diplomats to Damascus, Syrian capital. Avoiding global jihadist ambitions, Mr. Al-Shara obviously hopes to gain international legitimacy, which would help attract the much-needed sanction and renewal.

There are signs that the strategy may work.

Last month US Government-which marked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist organization -He has grown from $ 10 million to Mr. Al-Shara’s head.

Washington also has mitigated some restrictions on humanitarian aid Syria and European Union announced this week to abolish some sanctions. These moves should give the transitional government of Mr. Al-Shara to some breathing breathing while trying to build a more stable future.

What challenges does Syria face with?

Mr. Al-Shara presented sublime goals, including the renewal of state institutions, the liberation of the Government of Corruption and Chronism and the liberation of the country from torture and repression that came to define the Assad regime.

“What Syria needs today is bigger than ever before,” Sana said in the remark on Wednesday. “As we have been determined to release him in the past, it is our duty to now commit to renewal and progress.”

But many Syrians questioned whether Mr. al-Shara could fulfill ambitious promises and also reconcile his former rebel group militant Islamist roots with mostly worldly condition. Under the watchful eye of the International Community, Mr. Al-Shara has repeatedly sought the persuasion of minority communities, and he has committed himself to build a country that is tolerant of other beliefs.