Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement with former rebel faction chiefs to dissolve all groups and consolidate them under the defence ministry.

Sharaa and the heads of rebel factions agreed Tuesday to merge the groups under the Ministry of Defense, according to a statement from Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group that led the charge to topple dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has announced the integration of former rebel groups under the Defence Ministry, marking a historic step toward unity and reconstruction. Excluded from the deal,

Syria’s rebel factions have agreed to disband and become part of the interim government’s defence ministry as the new administration rushes to consolidate power within revamped government institutions.

All Syrian rebel groups are to be dissolved and united under the Defence Ministry, Syria's transitional government announced on Tuesday, while a car bomb killed two people in the northern city of Manbij.

A number of Syria's armed factions have agreed to dissolve their groups and work under the ministry of defence, the country's interim administration said in a statement on Tuesday. The agreement was reached during a meeting between the factions and Syria's de facto leader Ahmad Al Shara,