Bashar al-Assad describes dying moments of his dictatorship with defiant tone
Bashar al-Assad sought refuge in Moscow (Picture: AP)
Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has released his first statement since fleeing to Moscow more than a week ago.
He said his ‘departure’ from Syria was not planned and did not happen during the ‘final hours of the battles’, as previously said.
Assad said he went to Lattakia, a Russian base in Syria, to ‘oversee combat operations’ when Moscow arranged an evacuation to Russia.
He added: ‘At no point during these...
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