Syrian government makes leadership changes in Aleppo and Raqqa

The Syrian government has appointed Aleppo's deputy governor, Abdulrahman Salameh, to become the new governor of Raqqa. This leadership change comes as the Syrian army has taken control of towns in eastern Aleppo following the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters from those areas.

Separately, Turkey's ambassador to Syria visited Aleppo, and a Kurdish leader called for dialogue to avoid what he described as a 'real disaster' in the city. The displacement of Kurdish people from Aleppo is seen as a challenge to the political order after President Bashar al-Assad's government regained control of the region.