The leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group that led the assault that ultimately toppled Bashar al-Assad’s regime, has reached an agreement with other rebel leaders in its coalition to dissolve their factions and merge them under the Defense Ministry,

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday with former rebel faction chiefs to dissolve all groups and consolidate them under the defence ministry, according to a statement from the new administration.

Syria’s myriad rebel groups who fought to oust former President Bashar al-Assad have agreed to disband and merge under the country’s new defense ministry, according to the new administration. The groups will report to Murhaf Abu Qasra,

All Syrian rebel groups are to be dissolved and united under the Defence Ministry, Syria's transitional government announced on Tuesday. The leaders of various militias agreed to the measure following a meeting with Ahmed al-Sharaa,

A number of Syria's armed factions have agreed to dissolve their groups and work under the ministry of defence, the country's interim administration said in a statement on Tuesday. The agreement was reached during a meeting between the factions and Syria's de facto leader Ahmad Al Shara,