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Top Western and Middle East diplomats and ministers meet to discuss sanctions relief for Syria after al-Assad’s removal.

Fierce clashes have been raging between security forces of the new Syrian government and former elements of the Syrian Arab Army.

The country’s new rulers have yet to include other groups in their government.

The head of the internationally recognized Syrian opposition body during the previous administration’s rule, said on Monday that the group has not received an invitation to the national dialogue announced by the current government.

Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday with former rebel faction chiefs to dissolve all groups and consolidate them under the defence ministry, according to a statement from the new administration.

Turkiye has hit back at claims by the United States that it agreed to a ceasefire with Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, and has vowed to continue working to clear them from the territory – a military operation that was launched after the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The de facto leader of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has said the country is exhausted by war and is not a threat to its neighbours or to the West.

The challenges ahead are myriad as the government seeks to keep Syria running while preparing for transition.