BEIRUT, December 9. /TASS/. The Syrian pound remains the single currency permitted for circulation in Syria, the Bank of Syria said in a statement, published on the regulator's Facebook page (banned in Russia; owned by the Meta corporation, recognized as extremist in Russia).

"The currency permitted for circulation in Syria is the Syrian pound in all its denominations," the statement says.

The regulator assured that none of the banknotes were withdrawn from circulation.

On November 27, Syria’s armed opposition launched a large-scale offensive on the positions of government forces in the provinces of Aleppo and Idlib. By the evening of December 7, President Bashar Assad’s opponents had seized several major cities, including Aleppo, Hama, Daraa, and Homs. On December 8, they entered the Syrian capital, Damascus, while the army withdrew from the city. Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali expressed his readiness to peacefully transfer power in the republic. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Assad stepped down and left the country, having given instructions for the peaceful transfer of power.