Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has made his first comments since his regime was defeated by rebels in a lightning-quick military advance.
Just over a week since he was removed from power, Assad has claimed he was evacuated to Russia by Moscow’s military after the base he was hiding in came under drone attack.
Assad claimed he had no intention of leaving the country, but was evacuated from the Hmeimim base in Syria on the evening of 8 December, after leaving Damascus that morning with opposition fighters closing in.
Assad said in the statement on his Facebook page that he had remained in Damascus “carrying out my duties” until rebel forces made it into the city. It was only then, in coordination with Russian allies, that he was moved to Moscow’s Hmeimim airbase in the coastal province of Latakia, where he claimed he planned to keep fighting “against the terrorist onslaught.”
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Just over a week since he was removed from power, Assad has claimed he was evacuated to Russia by Moscow’s military after the base he was hiding in came under drone attack.
Assad claimed he had no intention of leaving the country, but was evacuated from the Hmeimim base in Syria on the evening of 8 December, after leaving Damascus that morning with opposition fighters closing in.
Assad said in the statement on his Facebook page that he had remained in Damascus “carrying out my duties” until rebel forces made it into the city. It was only then, in coordination with Russian allies, that he was moved to Moscow’s Hmeimim airbase in the coastal province of Latakia, where he claimed he planned to keep fighting “against the terrorist onslaught.”
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Ousted Syrian president Assad makes first public statement since he was toppled
Bashar al-Assad claimed he had no intention of leaving the country when he lost his grip on the country a week ago
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