Home / General / NPR Add to Google Ahmed al-Sharaa, who toppled Assad, is named Syria's interim president NPR 1 min 11 months ago Share Ahmed al-Sharaa, who toppled Assad, is named Syria's interim president A Sharaa was already de facto head of Syria's government ever since a coalition of rebel fighters swept through most of Syria and ousted Assad's regime. Read full story at source Go to Source: NPR