TUNIS, December 14. /TASS/. Ahmed al-Sharaa, known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the militant leader of the main group driving the Syrian armed opposition, has said that the country's new authorities have given Russia an opportunity to reconsider its relations with the Syrian people, Al Jazeera reported.
"We gave the Russians the opportunity to review their relations with the people of Syria," he asserted.
Ahmed al-Sharaa has said that the country's new authorities will not enter into a conflict with Israel.
"We are not going to enter a conflict with Israel," he said, stressing that the next stage for Syria is the "era of construction and stability."
In late November, armed opposition units launched a large-scale offensive on positions held by Syrian government forces in the Aleppo and Idlib provinces, capturing several major cities: Aleppo, Hama, Deir ez-Zor, Deraa, and Homs. On December 8, they entered Damascus, prompting government troops to withdraw from the capital. Bashar Assad stepped down as Syrian president and left the country, issuing instructions to ensure a peaceful transition of power. On December 10, Mohammed al-Bashir, who had led the so-called Syrian Salvation Government in the Idlib Province since January 2024, announced his appointment as head of Syria’s interim government. The interim period is expected to last until March 1, 2025.