Assad flees Syria, takes refuge in Russia
Last Updated on December 9, 2024 6:43 am
Syrian ousted President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country and sought refuge in Russia, Russian state media reported. Assad is staying in Moscow with his family members, according to the Reuters news agency. He left the country on a private plane on Sunday morning as rebel fighters seized the capital Damascus.
According to a Reuters report, ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family members have arrived in Moscow after being attacked by rebels. Russia has granted them political asylum on humanitarian grounds.
The Syrian capital, Damascus, is now under the control of anti-Bashar forces. In a speech at a mosque in Damascus, the main leader of the rebel fighters, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, said, “This victory belongs to all the Syrian people.”
Earlier, Jolani said in a statement that the ousted government’s Prime Minister Mohammed al-Jalali will take interim charge until the transfer of power.
Earlier, the news of Bashar al-Assad’s escape after 24 years as president of Syria has caused jubilation among the general public in the country. At the same time, the crowd entered the ‘Presidential Palace’ and looted extensively.
According to a BBC report, as soon as the news of President Bashar al-Assad’s escape spread, Syrians rejoiced in the streets of Damascus. Meanwhile, groups of people entered Assad’s ‘Presidential Palace’ and looted almost everything. They destroyed the entire building.
Most of these looters came from rural areas. The situation inside the palace is very chaotic. People are going inside. They are taking whatever they can find with their hands. They are also taking pictures while taking things.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country in a private plane just as Syrian rebel fighters were entering the capital Damascus. He had been in power in Syria for 24 years. This brought an end to the long rule of the Assad family in the country.
Rebels took control of the cities of Aleppo, Hama and Homs before taking control of the Syrian capital, Damascus. Syrians took to the streets on Sunday in joy over the fall of Assad. Ordinary people cheered on army tanks. The crowd cheered along with the rebel fighters.