Questions on Syria's political future begun to air on Tuesday as the dust settled after a euphoric 48-hours in the country, following the collapse of the 50-year Assad rule in a rapid offensive led by the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
Opposition group HTS, which previously only controlled Idlib province, named Mohammed al-Bashir as the interim prime minister to lead a 'Salvation Government' on Monday through a transition phase to evert the possibility of political and security chaos following the toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Damascus.
Rescue workers and civilians have been rushing to find missing relatives and friends believed to be held in jails and detention facilities in Damascus, where tens of thousands of men, women and children, have been incarcerated since the 2011 uprising.
Israel conducted major air strikes across Syria overnight on Monday and into Tuesday claiming to be targeting military infrastructure, including chemical weapons sites.
It follows comments on Monday from the United Nations who said that Israel had violated the 1974 agreement between Israel and Syria by moving troops in the buffer zone on the edge of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
HTS military operations department have warned civilians in Damascus against vandalising public and state property and positioned fighters around the city to maintain order.
In a major move, the rebel faction led by Ahmed al-Sharaa also known as Al-Jolani, announced on Monday a general amnesty for all military government conscripts.