Major General Murhef Abu Kasra was appointed Minister of Defense of the Provisional Government of Syria.
According to the Syrian News Agency (Sana), the command of military operations that overthrew the BAAS regime announced the appointment of Abu Kasra as the Minister of Defense of the Provisional Government.
Abu Kasra, who previously held important command posts in Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham, is considered one of the senior commanders who planned the military operation, as a result of which the Assad regime was overthrown on December 8th.
The command of military operations on December 29 awarded Abu Kasre the title of Major General.