Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, said on Thursday his country is ready to welcome UN forces into the UN-established buffer zone with Israel.
"Israel's advance in the region was due to the presence of Iranian militias and Hezbollah. After the liberation of Damascus, I believe that they have no presence at all. There are pretexts that Israel is using today to advance into the Syrian regions, into the buffer zone," he said, answering a Reuters question.