Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says state to control all weapons
Syria’s armed factions will be dissolved and enter the national army with all weapons coming under state control, the country’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said Sunday. At a press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Sharaa said the measure also applied to groups in areas controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said Sunday all weapons would come under state control during a press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who urged the lifting of sanctions on Syria.
Sharaa said that after upcoming consultations with defence and military officials on a new structure for the military, armed "factions will begin to announce their dissolution and enter" the army.
"We will absolutely not allow there to be weapons in the country outside state control, whether from the revolutionary factions or the factions present in the SDF area," he added, referring to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
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