Bashar Assad confided in almost no one about his plans to flee Syria as his reign collapsed, with aides, officials and even relatives deceived or kept in the dark until it was too late. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/15/world/assad-final-hours-syria/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #basharassad #syria #russia #hayattahriralsham
Assad's final hours in Syria: Deception, despair and flight
Hours before he fled to Moscow, Assad assured army and security chiefs that Russian support was on its way and urged ground forces to hold out.Samia Nakhoul (The Japan Times)
