TUNISIA, December 11. /TASS/. The cabinet of ministers, which had served under Syrian President Bashar Assad, has transferred all duties to the interim government of the Arab republic, led by Mohammed al-Bashir, former Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali told the Al Arabiya TV channel.

"A meeting was held, as you have seen in the media, where former and new ministers were introduced. There were fewer new ministers, as some agencies were dissolved," he said, confirming that "the transfer of duties was completed smoothly." The former prime minister explained that Syria has a complex bureaucratic system, with various departments and directorates, yet "in reality, the decisions are now in the hands of the interim government."

On November 27, armed opposition forces launched a large-scale offensive against government troops' positions in the Aleppo and Idlib provinces. By the evening of December 7, they had captured the cities of Aleppo, Hama, Deraa, and Homs. On December 8, Syrian President Bashar Assad’s opponents entered Damascus, which Syrian army units withdrew from. Assad resigned as president of Syria and fled the country. On December 10, Mohammed al-Bashir, former head of the so-called Syrian Salvation Government in the Idlib province, announced his appointment as the head of the Syrian transitional government until March 1, 2025.