Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad issues his first statement since leaving the country (www.nbcnews.com)
from Stamau123@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 16 Dec 19:19
https://lemmy.world/post/23211867

Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad planned to keep fighting rebel forces in the country before Russia evacuated him, according to a statement attributed to him released Monday.

“My departure from Syria was neither planned nor did it occur during the final hours of the battles,” Assad, 59, said on his Telegram account.

Assad said he remained in Damascus until the early hours of Dec. 8 — the day the rebels entered Syria’s capital.

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Stamau123@lemmy.world on 16 Dec 19:20 next collapse

Note this contradicts multiple eyewitness accounts that Assad fled to the airport without notifying aides or the military

HikingVet@lemmy.ca on 16 Dec 19:20 next collapse

As if he didn’t have an escape plan for years.

drolex@sopuli.xyz on 16 Dec 20:16 next collapse

Ah well, the paranoia is usually an essential part of the job (see Gaddafi, Saddam, Kims)

hark@lemmy.world on 16 Dec 21:56 next collapse

Took him 13 years to do it.

athairmor@lemmy.world on 16 Dec 20:27 next collapse

Sir Robin al-Assad

Valmond@lemmy.world on 16 Dec 20:37 collapse

“Who bravely fled away !”

NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io on 16 Dec 20:38 next collapse

Tragic.

AmidFuror@fedia.io on 16 Dec 20:53 next collapse

Sounds like Russia deposed Assad. Now do Khamenei.

werefreeatlast@lemmy.world on 16 Dec 20:55 next collapse

Probably something like gurgle gobble gurlgle… With putin’s nazi dick in the way, it’s hard to talk. Makes you wonder how long that thing is because Bashar seems tall so the distance from his asshole to his mouth must be a few feet.

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world on 16 Dec 22:00 collapse

“I left my gameboy, can someone send it over? It was gold with my name on the back.”