NBC News reported on December 8 that Mr. al-Jalali asked the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) movement to redeploy the police force in the capital Damascus (Syria) while the parties are completing the process. transfer of power. The Syrian Prime Minister said he was not opposed to resigning.
Meanwhile, after declaring control over Damascus, the opposition on December 8 announced a curfew in the Syrian capital from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. local time.
Smoke rises from a building in Damascus city, Syria on December 8
The Syrian Prime Minister added that he tried to contact President Bashar al-Assad on the morning of December 8 but could not and Mr. al-Assad’s whereabouts are currently unknown. The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that the Syrian president had left the country but did not say where he was. Mr. Bashar al-Assad has also not appeared in public since the opposition entered Damascus.
The Syrian Prime Minister said he was ready to transfer power, and opposition troops entered the capital
Reuters reported that on December 8, a group of Syrians broke into Mr. al-Assad’s residence, walked around the rooms, posed for photos and took away furniture.
On December 8, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said that the Iranian Embassy in Damascus was broken into by members of an armed opposition group in Syria and many items were destroyed. Tehran said embassy staff had left earlier and were safe. On the same day, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that President al-Assad missed the opportunity to reconcile with Syria, leading to the government’s collapse after years of instability.
A number of countries and international organizations said they are closely following the situation in Syria, calling for peaceful and stable solutions.
