Bashar al-Assad appears to issue first statement since fall of regime

Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad appears to have issued his first statement since the fall of his regime over a week ago, giving new details about his final hours in the country before being evacuated to Russia. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more on the current state of Syria.

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Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad issues his first statement since leaving the country

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.
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Syria's Assad blames 'terrorism' for regime collapse in first statement since defeat

Former Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday made his first official statement since being topped by a rebel offensive and fleeing the country for Russia.
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Bashar al-Assad appears to give his first account of leaving Syria.

a statement posted to the facebook account once used by president assad when he was in office
The New York Times - 5h
Thousands in Syria celebrate first day of prayers since Assad's regime fell

Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Iraq on Friday to discuss the future of neighboring Syria. Meanwhile, thousands of Syrians came together in Damascus' main mosque for the first day of ...
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Nicola Jennings on the fall of Bashar al-Assad – cartoon

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What to know about the toppling of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has fled to Moscow after rebels toppled his regime and took control of the Syrian government over the weekend. CBS News homeland security contributor Samantha ...
CBS News - Dec. 9
How Bashar al-Assad’s regime crumbled

Syria’s strongman was feted in Riyadh three weeks ago. Now he is an asylum seeker in Moscow
Financial Times - Dec. 9
Bashar al-Assad of Syria Falls to Rebels

President Bashar al-Assad had kept opposition forces at bay for a decade with help from Russia and Iran. But rebels struck at a moment of weakness for those countries.
The New York Times - Dec. 9
Head of Syria's biggest rebel faction in first appearance since Assad's fall calls it "a victory to the Islamic nation."

Head of Syria's biggest rebel faction in first appearance since Assad's fall calls it "a victory to the Islamic nation."
ABC News - Dec. 8

Bashar al-Assad appears to issue first statement since fall of regime

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