Syrian Salvation Government
Party of the Syrian Civil War
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| 2024 | OCHA reported a decline in international funding had deprived 700 schools of resources, affecting 110,000 students and 6,500 teachers. |
| December 2024 | The SSG's Department for Political Affairs issued a diplomatic communique to Syria's Alawites, acknowledging past societal divisions and calling for an inclusive future, signaling a potential outreach to minority communities. |
| December 2024 | Following the fall of Damascus, Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali, the final prime minister of Ba'athist Syria, transferred governmental power to SSG Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir, with all ministers from the Syrian Salvation Government transitioning to corresponding posts in the new transitional government of Syria. |
| December 2024 | After the fall of Damascus, Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali transfers power to SSG Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir, with SSG ministers transitioning to a new transitional government of Syria. |
| November 2024 | HTS-led rebel groups captured Aleppo city, bringing it under SSG control. The SSG activated its emergency response committee to coordinate expansion and provide services in the newly captured territory. |
| November 29 2024 | The Syrian Salvation Government's Department of Political Affairs (DPA) issued a diplomatic statement calling on Russia to end its support for the Syrian government, while expressing a desire to build positive international relations. |
| August 2024 | First batch of graduates produced by the police academy established in September 2023. |
| June 2024 | HTS' Public Security Service was transferred to the interior ministry after admissions of torture and false confessions. |
| April 2024 | HTS' General Security Service was transferred to the interior ministry following a prisoner abuse scandal. |
| April 2024 | The General Shura Council announced the selection of an eight-member Higher Election Committee to develop a new electoral process and define electoral districts for future elections, with considerations for expanding representation to women, local councils, minorities, and military groups. |
| February 28 2024 | The Seventh Cabinet was partially restructured, with new ministers appointed to multiple key ministries, including Development, Interior, Justice, Awqaf, Higher Education, Health, and others. |
| January 13 2024 | Mohammed al-Bashir was elected as prime minister by the Shura Council, succeeding Ali Keda. |
| 2023 | The Ministry of Agriculture produced and distributed 4,600 kilograms of cottonseed to farmers, attempting to restart cotton cultivation and increase female employment. |
| 2023 | The Ministry of Information was formed, expanding the Syrian Salvation Government from ten to eleven ministries. |
| October 2023 | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimated that at least 1 million out of 2.2 million school-aged children in the region were not in education. |
| September 2023 | A police academy was opened by the Syrian Salvation Government under the Ministry of Interior. |
| July 2023 | The SSG concluded an agreement with AANES to begin trading fuel supplies between Rojava and Idlib. |
| July 2023 | The SSG launched 'Syria Phone', the first communication and internet services company in Idlib. |
| May 2023 | Over 70% of areas under SSG administration were connected to the electrical grid. |
| 2022 | Over 400 officers graduated from the first course at the military college established in December 2021. |
| 2022 | Ahmed al-Sharaa delivered a speech expressing desire to increase exports and encourage industrial development by simplifying planning laws. |
| 2022 | Ahmed al-Sharaa reported that 200,000 people in the Syrian Salvation Government's territories had dropped out of school, warning about potential social consequences of educational disruption. |
| December 2021 | Syrian Salvation Government opened a military college to increase military expertise and martial arts training for mujahidin, as described by Ahmed al-Sharaa. |
| May 2021 | The Green Energy Company completed construction of electrical substations capable of receiving 66kV from Turkey, with transmission lines connecting substations in Reyhanlı, Turkey and Harem, Idlib. |
| 2020 | Ahmed al-Sharaa delivered a speech to HTS fighters critiquing a narrow interpretation of Sharia law, emphasizing a broader understanding beyond corporal punishments. |
| 2020 | The Ministry of Awqaf replaced clerics affiliated with al-Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din in the village of Arab Sa'id with loyalist preachers, demonstrating the SSG's control over religious institutions. |
| 2020 | Agriculture was identified as the primary income source for 36% of households in the SSG's territories. |
| December 1 2020 | Ali Keda was re-elected as prime minister for another term, receiving 81% of the vote. |
| June 2020 | The Turkish lira officially replaced the Syrian pound as the currency of the Syrian Salvation Government, with usage of the Syrian pound being criminalized. |
| April 24 2020 | The Council elected Mustafa al-Mousa as the new president of the General Shura Council. |
| April 7 2020 | Bassam al-Sahyouni resigned as president of the General Shura Council, reportedly due to HTS interference. |
| March 23 2020 | The SSG created an emergency committee to coordinate its COVID-19 pandemic response in Syria, implementing measures like suspending Friday prayers and closing schools and markets. |
| 2019 | Start of documented school bombings in the region, with the White Helmets reporting 170 schools had been bombed by September 2024. |
| November 18 2019 | Ali Keda was elected prime minister by the Shura Council, winning 65% of the vote after Hilal and his cabinet resigned. |
| December 10 2018 | Fawaz Hilal was appointed as prime minister by the SSG's Constitution Drafting Assembly, alongside nine cabinet ministers. |
| August 18 2018 | The Founding Body instructed Fawaz Hilal to form a new government, with Mohammed Jamal Shahoud leading in the interim. |
| August 15 2018 | Mohammed al-Sheikh resigned as prime minister after the kidnapping of a prominent health director. |
| January 6 2018 | The SSG seized control of the SIG-run Free Aleppo University, closing several faculties and causing student and lecturer protests. |
| December 12 2017 | The SSG issued a warning to the Syrian Interim Government (SIG) to evacuate their offices from opposition-controlled areas within 72 hours. |
| November 2 2017 | Mohammed al-Sheikh becomes the first Prime Minister of the Syrian Salvation Government, establishing leadership of the organization. |
| November 2 2017 | The Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) was officially formed by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other opposition groups during the Syrian civil war, establishing itself as a de facto unrecognized quasi-state in northwest Syria. |
| November 2 2017 | Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other opposition groups formally establish the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) as a de facto unrecognized quasi-state in northwest Syria. |
| September 11 2017 | The General Syrian Conference concluded in Idlib, forming a constituent body called the General Shura Council with Bassam al-Sahyouni as president and appointing a prime minister. |
| July 2017 | HTS completed its military campaign, becoming the pre-eminent military power in Idlib Governorate after defeating groups like Ahrar al-Sham, Syrian National Army, and Liwa al-Aqsa. |
| March 2017 | HTS continued its offensive against rival armed groups, progressively expelling or subjugating competing factions in the region. |
| January 2017 | HTS launched a major offensive against rival armed groups in Idlib Governorate, beginning a campaign to consolidate military and political control. |
| 2013 | Ahmed al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammed al-Julani), then emir of al-Nusra Front, articulated a strategic vision of establishing an Islamic emirate through providing public goods and services, laying theoretical groundwork for increased governance involvement. |
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