Amid the scenes of jubilation, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with allies around the region and called for an ‘inclusive and non-sectarian’ interim government.
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00:00Syrians have observed the first Friday prayer since the dramatic downfall of President Bashar
00:07al-Assad. The gatherings illustrate the dramatic changes that have swept over Syria less than
00:12a week after insurgents marched into Damascus. The main insurgent force, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham,
00:19has worked to establish security and start a political transition. The group has tried
00:24to reassure a public concerned about hardliners among the rebels. HTS says it's broken with
00:30its extremist past, but it's still considered a terrorist group by the United States and
00:35some European countries. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with allies around
00:41the region and called for an inclusive and non-sectarian interim government. In Baghdad,
00:47Blinken met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani, saying both countries wanted to
00:52ensure the Islamic State group doesn't exploit Syria's transition to re-emerge.