De facto Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says factions agreed to disband following a meeting with the heads of the groups.

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.

The leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group that led the assault that ultimately toppled Bashar al-Assad’s regime, has reached an agreement with other rebel leaders in its coalition to dissolve their factions and merge them under the Defense Ministry,

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,