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Syrian Interim Government

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Syrian Interim Government
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Syrian Interim Government

The Syrian Interim Government (SIG) is an alternative government in Syria, formed by the umbrella opposition group, the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. The interim government indirectly controls some areas of the country and claims to be the sole legitimate government on behalf of the Syrian opposition in defiance of the Council of Ministers of the Syrian Arab Republic. The interim government's headquarters in Syria are located in the city of Azaz in Aleppo Governorate.

At a conference held in Istanbul on 19 March 2013, the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) elected Ghassan Hitto as prime minister of a Syrian interim government. Hitto announced that a technical government would be formed led by 10 to 12 ministers, with the minister of defence to be chosen by the Free Syrian Army. At first, the SIG was "based in exile and lack[ed] an organizational base inside Syria." It was intended that the new ministries would not be placed in a single location but distributed in regions under the control of the Syrian opposition.

The SIG has been the primary civilian authority throughout most of Syria's opposition-held areas. Its system of administrative local councils operate services such as schools and hospitals in these areas.

The interim government was based in Turkey and has received direct funding from the United States.

In opposition areas outside the Turkish-occupied ones, the SIG has been in conflict with the Islamist Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) for control since September 2017 since the SSG claims that organizations established in exile which do not have a foothold nor can take decisions of national scope cannot represent the Syrian people (source:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/east-mediterranean-mena/syria/syrias-north-western-front-erupts).

On December 30, 2017, at least 30 factions operating under the banner of the Syrian Interim Government merged in a unified armed group after four months of preparations as announced as Syrian National Army (SNA) (previously the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and also known as
the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA).
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Interim_Government

For additional information go to Syrian Interim Government (official website): https://en.etilaf.org/soc-institutions/syrian-interim-government
Esteban Rivera, 9 December 2024

The Flag

image located by Elias Granqvist, 9 December 2024
Full image at https://www.facebook.com/photo

The image above shows the flags beside Mohammed al-Bashir who are reported to become the interim leader of Syria now. Shown are a white flag with shahada, the 1932 Syrian flag and the SIG logo flag.
Elias Granqvist, 9 December 2024

The flag used by the SIG is the old national flag.
Esteban Rivera, 9 December 2024

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image located by Esteban Rivera, 9 December 2024
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Interim_Government