Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani met with outgoing Syrian prime minister Mohammed al-Jalali and discussed the "transfer of power", the rebels said, a day after toppling president Bashar al-Assad.

Jolani, now using his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa, met Jalali "to coordinate a transfer of power that guarantees the provision of services" to Syria’s people, said a statement posted on the rebels’ Telegram channels, while a short video of the meeting showed it was also attended by Mohammed Bashir, who heads the rebels’ "Salvation Government" in their northwest Syria bastion.