Syria in transition: Prime Minister breaks contact with Assad!

Syria in transition: Prime Minister breaks contact with Assad!

In a dramatic turning point for Syria, President Bashar al-Assad's rule was ended after a quick offensive of rebels. The Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed al-Jalali stated that he had no more contact with Assad and that he had no information about his location or that of his family. He reported this in an interview with the news channel Al-Arabija. Most recently, the two had communicated with each other on Saturday evening, but said Al-Jalali that a dialogue over the next steps in Syria had become impossible, especially after the rebels had announced their advance. Radio Ennepe Ruhr reports that al-Dschalalali escorted without resistance from armed men was.

The situation in Damascus has therefore changed fundamentally; An officer informed Reuters that the army leadership informed their soldiers about the loss of control by Assad and that the rebels had now entered the presidential palace. They are also said to have freed thousands of political prisoners from a nearby prison, which further fueled the revolt. In a video, Al-Jalali said that he was ready to cooperate with every leadership elected by the population. He advocated free elections and signaled that he is in conversations with the rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani to sketch a plan for the transition period. Class = "Source_2"> As reports ZDFheute, Syria faces an uncertain future, while the international reactions are still coming.