Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa named president for transitional period

Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for a transitional period, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) has reported. Sharaa was also authorised to form a temporary legislative council for the transitional phase which will carry out its task until a new constitution is adopted, SANA reported on Wednesday, citing commander Hassan Abdel Ghani. Al Jazeera's Osama bin Javaid joins live from Damascus. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Syria #AhmedAlSharaa #SyrianPolitics #TransitionalGovernment #MiddleEastNews #BreakingNews #Politics #SyriaWar #SyriaCivilWar #BasharAlAssad #FreeSyria #SyriaIsFree #AssadHasFallen #As-sadRegimeFalls #SyriaWar #SyriaConflict #AlJazeeraEnglish