Damascus, Syria - December 10, 2024 Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi Jalali said on Monday that he has agreed to hand over power to the "Syrian Salvation Government" (SSG), while opposition leader Muhammad al-Bashir has been tasked with forming a new Syrian government. Muhammad al-Bashir, born in 1983, an electrical engineer and head of the SSG in Idlib under the aegis of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), will lead efforts to form a new cabinet following the rapid fall of President Bashar al-Assad's government on Sunday, online media outlet Sawt al-Asima reported. Formed in 2017 by the HTS and other Syrian opposition groups during the Syrian civil war, the SSG wielded administrative and service-related authority in areas under the HTS control in Syria. The militant groups led by the HTS waged a major offensive from northern Syria since Nov. 27 and had since swept southwards through government-held areas, capturing the capital Damascus within 12 days. Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Bassam Sabbagh said Monday night that he has presented an initiative to former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to launch a political process in Syria. The Syrian Embassy in Russia confirmed on Monday to Russia's official TASS news agency that Assad is currently in Moscow, but denied that the embassy has had any contacts with him. Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to the international organizations in Vienna also said on Monday via social media that Assad and his family are in Moscow. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Russia maintains dialogue on the Syria issue with Türkiye and other countries. He said the Astana talks on Syria will continue to play its role as a mechanism for exchange of views. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday after a cabinet meeting that Türkiye is ready to support the Syrian people in the process of rebuilding the country, and Türkiye will open the border gate at Yayladagi to allow Syrians to return home safely. Shotlist: Damascus, Syria - Dec 8, 2024: 1. Various of footage showing Syrian rebels entering Damascus, pedestrians, traffic; Damascus, Syria - Dec 8, 2024 2. Various of street view, pedestrians; FILE: Moscow, Russia - Date Unknown 3. National flag of Russia; FILE: Moscow, Russia - March 30, 2022 4. Various of Kremlin Clock, Saint Basil's Cathedral, buildings in Kremlin; FILE: Moscow, Russia - 2021 5. Various of traffic; FILE: Gaziantep, Türkiye - April 15, 2023 6. Aerial shot of cityscape, national flag of Türkiye on building; FILE: Istanbul, Türkiye - Aug 23, 2018 7. National flag of Türkiye; FILE: Ankara, Türkiye - June 1, 2020 8. Traffic. [Restriction - No Access Chinese Mainland/Orient TV/Syria Alshaab TV/Zanoubia TV/Alhurra TV/ANN TV/Al Jazeera/ Al-Arabiya TV]