President Bashar Assad has appointed new ministers for defense, information and industry in the latest cabinet reshuffle, as the Syrian war enters its seventh year. Syrian President Bashar Assad has appointed General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub as defense minister, Mohammed Mazen Ali Yousef as industry minister and Imad Abullah Sarah as information minister, state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday. This is the latest cabinet reshuffle in Syria, where the lingering war on terrorism entered its seventh year. Until his appointment as Defense Minister, he served as chief of the Syrian military’s general staff. The latest cabinet reshuffle comes at a time when Syrian government forces appear to secure major wins against Islamist terrorists in various parts of the war-ravaged country.

Source: GNN Liberia January 02, 2018 11:51 UTC