Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him

Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but Russia's military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after it came under attack

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Ousted Syrian leader Assad says he had planned to keep fighting but the Russians evacuated him

Ousted Syrian leader Assad says he had planned to keep fighting but the Russians evacuated him
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Middle East latest: Assad says he wanted to stay in Syria but Russia evacuated him

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came ...
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Assad in first public comments since ouster says he wanted to keep fighting in Syria

Overthrown Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday in his first public comments since fleeing to Moscow that he wanted to keep fighting in Syria. In a statement posted to an official Telegram ...
The Hill - 5h
Assad claims he wished to keep fighting as Syrian regime fell but Russians evacuated him – Middle East crisis live

Syrian dictator says he left country on evening of 8 December in first comments since his regime was toppled by rebel offensive. Syria’s Kurds , who run a semi-autonomous administration in the ...
The Guardian - 5h
Al-Assad Wanted to Stay in Syria and Fight, Statement Says

The country’s former leader, Bashar al-Assad, appeared to give his first account of his flight from Syria in a statement posted to a Facebook account used by his presidency.
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Blacklisted for trading Russian oil, he says a ‘conman’ tricked him

One of only two Europeans sanctioned for trading Russian oil says he was duped by an alleged ‘conman’
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Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say

Russia media say ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad has fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally
ABC News - Dec. 8
Syria live updates: Assad is now in Moscow, Russian state media says

Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.
ABC News - Dec. 8
Leader of Syria’s Resurgent Rebels Lays Out Strategy to Oust Assad

In an interview, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the Islamist rebel heading an offensive moving toward Damascus, said the operation was a long time coming.
The New York Times - Dec. 6

Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him

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