The statement from Assad's ally is the first on his whereabouts since rebels took control of Damascus.

Summary

Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s president, has reportedly fled the country, according to Russia and rebel forces.

His last public appearance was a week ago, and his whereabouts remain unknown, with conflicting reports about his departure and potential destination.

  • @QuarterSwedeEnglish
    1•4 days ago

    Is Syria the country Western powers wanted (and no doubt helped) a change of guard?

    • JustinEnglish
      24•4 days ago

      No.

      Western powers don’t support the Sunni forces. They supported the Kurds off and on, who are one of the most democratic and multilateral governments in the middle east, but it was the Sunni forces who overthrew Assad.

      The US definitely didn’t like Assad using chlorine gas on civilians, and called airstrikes on his military occasionally, but Obama, Trump and Biden never strove for a regime change there.

      This regime change was caused by Syrian economic issues, Turkish aid, reduced infighting between the Kurds and the Sunnis, and the collapse of Russia’s illegal Wagner PMC.

    • @harkEnglish
      -9•4 days ago

      Yes. It was one of the countries that weren’t sucking israel’s dick so it had to go. Just look at the pattern of all the other Middle Eastern countries that have been regime changed.