Damascus
\nAs the Syrian rebel coalition that ousted Bashar al-Assad, led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), further consolidates control over the country\u2019s east, rebels have continued dismantling symbols of the more than 50-year Assad family regime.
\nRebels destroyed the tomb of late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad, father of the recently ousted president, by lighting it on fire in northwestern Syrian town of Qardaha, wire photos showed Wednesday.
\nMohammed al-Bashir, who previously led the HTS-backed governing body in Syria\u2019s Idlib province, said he will serve as Syria\u2019s caretaker prime minister until March, with the backing of the rebel coalition. Bashir told Al Jazeera it was time for \u201cstability and calm.\u201d
\nRebel forces claimed Wednesday that they have taken control of Deir al-Zour, the largest city in Syria\u2019s east. The Washington Post could not immediately verify the claim. Rebels since Sunday have controlled the capital, Damascus, where they now seek to bring a sense of stability to rattled residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Damascus As the Syrian rebel coalition that ousted Bashar al-Assad, led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), further consolidates control over the country\u2019s east, rebels have continued dismantling symbols of the more than 50-year Assad family regime. Rebels destroyed the tomb of late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad, father of the recently ousted president, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":449070,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-449053","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n