内容摘要："I believe this initiative reflects my commitment to fairness, compassion, and responsibility towards our older population," he added.

"I believe this initiative reflects my commitment to fairness, compassion, and responsibility towards our older population," he added.

All rebel groups which opposed Assad in the 13-year civil war would be dissolved and integrated into state institutions, he added.The announcements came during a event in Damascus on Wednesday attended by the commanders of factions who fought alongside the rebel alliance led by Sharaa's Islamist group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). It was entitled the "Conference for Announcing the Victory of the Syrian Revolution".

Addressing the commanders wearing military uniform, Sharaa stressed that Syria's new leadership faced a "heavy task and a great responsibility".He said the first priority was to "fill the power vacuum in a legitimate and legal way". Secondly, he added, civil peace should be maintained by "seeking transitional justice and preventing revenge attacks".He also called for state institutions, particularly the military, security agencies and police, and economic infrastructure to be rebuilt.

In late December, Sharaa told Al Arabiya TV in an interview that it would take up to four years to hold new elections.He said an up-to-date census would be required first which "would take time" and that writing up a new constitution would also take up to three years to complete.

Sharaa also reiterated in the interview that he planned a "national dialogue conference", which he said would "bring together all components" of Syrian society.

In 2011, Assad brutally crushed a peaceful pro-democracy uprising, sparking a civil war in which more than half a million people were killed and 12 million others forced to flee their homes.His finger prints were found on some of the butane canisters and on packages of cannabis sweets discovered in Mr Laws' car, Mr Brooke said, with evidence from his phones showing he had been selling cannabis sweets for at least 11 months before the blast.

Galbraith, who also admitted producing and selling cannabis, had previous convictions related to the drug and was under police investigation at the time of the blast, the court heard.In mitigation, Richard Wright KC said Galbraith had not intended to harm or kill anybody and was "genuinely sorry".

Mr Justice Cotter said Archie was a "healthy, happy and much-loved seven-year-old" with a "wonderful and exciting life ahead of him".The judge said the effect of the "tragedy" would "never diminish for his parents" and there was nothing which could ease their "life sentence of grief", adding: "No sentence can cure their unimaginable pain, grief and loss."