Posted on 12/08/24
| News Source: JPost
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday afternoon that former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had left office and departed the country after giving orders there be a peaceful handover of power.
In a statement, the ministry did not say where Assad was now and said Russia had not taken part in the talks about his departure.
Just minutes before Russia announced Assad's alleged departure, a transport plane took off from a Russian airfield in Latakia, Syria.
This statement comes as various reports emerged on Sunday regarding the whereabouts of Assad after the fall of his regime earlier in the day.