In a brief address on state television, Mohammed al-Bashir, a figure little known across most of Syria, says he will lead the interim authority until March 1
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The new government must “uphold clear commitments to fully respect the rights of minorities, facilitate the flow of humanitarian assistance to all in need, prevent Syria from being used as a base for terrorism or posing a threat to its neighbors,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
Bashir ran the rebel-led Salvation Government before the 12-day lightning rebel offensive swept into Damascus. He returns without his wife and three of his children who died in devastating earthquakes that struck the region last year. Finer said US troops in northeastern Syria as part of a counter-terrorism mission would be staying there, and the top US general responsible for the Middle East visited them on Tuesday.
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