Syria’s jihadist leader contemplates a four-year transition after drafting a new Constitution

He promises the integration of the Kurdish-Arab militias into the country’s armed forces although he rejects the presence of the PKK

Dec. 29 (EUROPA PRESS) –

Syria’s jihadist leader, Ahmed Hussein al Shara, known as Abu Mohamed al Golani, has estimated that the transition process in Syria after the fall of former president Bashar al Assad could last up to four years and that any national election will have to occur under a new constitutional framework, for the drafting of which a period of 36 months has been predicted.

In an interview with the pan-Arab network Al Arabiya, the leader of the jihadist organization Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), champion of the rebel offensive that ended Al Assad’s government at the beginning of the month, explained that for the celebration of the Two conditions are needed for the elections: the drafting of a new Constitution and an “exhaustive census” of the population.

Al Shara understands that the drafting of a new Magna Carta is essential to create “a lasting political framework” in the country after half a century of the Assadist dynasty.

The jihadist leader has also addressed a key point such as the current armed conflict between pro-Turkish Syrian militias and Kurdish-Arab armed groups in the north of the country.

In this sense, Al Shara has assured that its intention is to incorporate the Kurdish militias into the country’s defense organization, although it has indicated that a specific group, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), designated by Ankara as terrorist organization, will have no place in this future.

“We will not allow Syria to become a launching pad for PKK attacks,” Al Shara said.