2️⃣ *Syria's interim government has vowed to institute the _"rule of law"_* after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar al-Assad, as *G7 powers push for an inclusive transition.* 🇸🇾 *Assad fled Syria after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)* group and its allies, which brought a sudden end to five decades of iron-fisted rule by his clan. Speaking at the state television headquarters on Thursday, the new government's spokesman Obaida Arnaout said *_"all those who committed crimes against the Syrian people will be judged in accordance with the law."_* *Leaders of the Group of Seven democratic powers,* due to meet virtually at 1430 GMT Friday, said they were ready to *support the transition to an _"inclusive and non-sectarian"_ government in Syria.*