Mohamed al-Bashir appointed caretaker Syrian PM for transitional government until March

(Reuters) – Mohamed al-Bashir has been appointed caretaker prime minister of the transitional Syrian government until March 1, 2025, he said in a televised statement on Tuesday.

Al-Bashir ran the rebel-led Salvation Government before the 12-day lightning offensive swept into Damascus.

(Reporting by Nadine Awadalla, Writing by Menna Alaa; Editing by Hugh Lawson)