Assad said that he was evacuated from Syria to Russia via the Hmeimim base in Latakia province. He added that his departure was coordinated with Russian allies, as he initially intended to remain at the Russian base and continue fighting.



'Not part of the plan,' Syria's Assad breaks silence, says Russia 'requested' immediate evacuation

Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in his first statement since his regime fell, said on Monday (December 16) that his departure to Russia was not “planned”.

Syria's brutal conflict entered its 10th year Sunday with President Bashar al-Assad's regime consolidating its hold over a war-wracked country where foreign powers are flexing their muscle.

Syria's brutal war enters 10th year

Turkish drone strikes in Syria's northwestern Idlib province killed 19 government soldiers on Sunday, a war monitor reported, as tensions soared between Damascus and Ankara.

Turkish drones kill 19 Syrian government soldiers as tensions soar

Hattar had shared a caricature depicting a bearded man in heaven smoking in bed with women and asking god to get him wine

Jordanian writer shot dead outside court before trial over cartoon