BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appointed Ali Mahmoud Abbas as new defence minister on Thursday, a presidency statement said.
Abbas is replacing General Ali Abdullah Ayoub, a former army chief of staff who was appointed by Assad in 2018.
Changing of senior ministers is not unusual in war-torn Syria.
(Reporting by Alaa Swilam; Editing by Catherine Evans)
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