DAMASCUS/AQABA:
Assad fled Syria after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and its allies, which brought a sudden end to five decades of iron-fisted rule by his clan.
The new government's spokesman told AFP on Thursday that the country's constitution and parliament would be suspended for the duration of a three-month transition.
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