Ousted Syrian President Assad says he didn't consider stepping down or fleeing
Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad said he did not consider stepping down or fleeing the country, but remained until Russia requested his "immediate evacuation," according to a statement published on the Telegram account of the former Syrian Presidency.
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Syrian leader Bashar Assad issued what appeared to be his first public statement since he was ousted and fled with his family to Russia more than a week ago.
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 und
Assad says he didn’t plan to flee Syria, in apparent first public statement
A statement posted to social media in Moscow appears to detail the events leading to former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s decision to flee the country for Russia. CNN’s Frederick Pleitgen breaks it down.
Middle East latest: Assad says he had no plans to leave Syria but was evacuated by Russians
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 under
Syria's ousted leader Bashar Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russians evacuated him
Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a statement Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital Damascus a week ago, but the Russian military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after it came under attack.
Assad says he didn’t plan to flee Syria, according to presidency Telegram account
Assad’s departure from the country was unplanned, according to a statement posted Monday on the Syrian Presidency Telegram account, purporting to be from Assad.
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