Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been named as Syria’s president for a transitional period.

A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 ...

so a team can “be quickly sent to Syria to start assessing and proceed with the elimination of chemical weapons.” CNN’s Claudia Otto contributed to this reporting.

Al-Sharaa, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, became the de facto head of Syria’s interim government ...

Syria has entered a transitional phase with its de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, appointed as President, Al Jazeera reported ...