In Syria, authorities announced the dissolution of rebel groups. What will happen to them next?

The Syrian authorities have reached an agreement with rebel groups for their disbandment. The groups will be merged into a single organization.

This was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing a statement from the new Syrian administration and Al Jazeera.

Today, December 24, the de facto new leader of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, better known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, held a meeting with the leaders of the rebel groups.

"The meeting of the leaders of the revolutionary groups with the head of the new Syrian administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa, results in an agreement to disband all groups and unite them under the auspices of the Ministry of Defense," the administration's statement said.

According to Al Jazeera, the Kurdish group "Syrian Democratic Forces," which is supported by the U.S., did not join this agreement.

By the way, just last week, Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir stated that the Ministry of Defense would be reorganized with the involvement of former rebel groups and officers who had stopped serving the dictator Bashar al-Assad.

The Uprising in Syria

It should be noted that in November, the civil war in Syria escalated. Rebel groups were able to overthrow Bashar al-Assad and take power in the country.

As a result, the new Prime Minister became Mohammed al-Bashir, while Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is the leader of the "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham" group, effectively took charge of the country.

For more details on how events in Syria may unfold further, see the article from RBK-Ukraine.