Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, household in Moscow: Report

Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Moscow with members of his household, Russian state media reported Sunday (December 8).

Assad, who dominated Syria for twenty-four years, left the capital, Damascus, following his removing from energy amid a chronic anti-regime rebellion. He issued directives for a peaceable switch of authority earlier than his departure, in response to a Kremlin supply cited by the TASS information company.

The insurgent coalition, led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, started their lightning offensive on November 27, mounting one of the vital challenges to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime in years.

Assad’s shut ties with Moscow

The previous Syrian chief and his household have been granted asylum in Russia, the supply mentioned.

Moscow was one in every of Assad’s largest backers alongside with Iran throughout his presidency. Russia’s forces turned militarily concerned within the Syrian battle, which had begun in 2011, in 2015, offering help for Assad’s forces to crush the opposition within the bloody civil battle.

Following the autumn of the Assad regime, Russia referred to as for an emergency assembly of the UN safety council on the fast-changing scenario on the bottom within the war-torn nation.

Regardless of the continued battle, the UN peacekeeping pressure, United Nations Disengagement Observer Drive (UNDOF), acknowledged it continues to carry out its mandated actions within the Golan.

What Kremlin, West mentioned

The Kremlin has not but commented formally on Assad’s standing or any future plans for his position in exile.

Requested whether or not Assad was confirmed to be in Moscow, a Western official mentioned they believed that was possible the case and had no motive to doubt the claims made by the Russian state-owned information companies.

With inputs from AFP