ISTANBUL, December 31. /TASS/. The national conference for discussion of Syria’s future will take place in Damascus on January 4-5, the T24 website reported citing Syrian sources.
The conference will involve 1,200 people, who will represent all segments of the society, as well as various religious and ethnic groups.
It is expected that the dissolution of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, outlawed in Russia) will be announced at this conference, as well as the dissolution of other militias, which will join the new Syrian army, the website says.
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, 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. 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.