Syria Civil War: Russia claimed on Sunday (December 8) that Bashar al-Assad has resigned from the post of President and has gone to some secret place. Russia said that its government had been overthrown by rebels after a fierce 14-year civil war.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said that Bashar al-Assad had talked to many people involved in the conflict before resigning. Russia also claimed that Assad left Syria after giving instructions for a peaceful transfer of power. However, Moscow clarified that it took no participation in this entire process.
Moscow’s Foreign Ministry response
Moscow’s Foreign Ministry said, “After talks between B. Assad and a number of people involved in the conflict in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, he decided to resign his presidential post and leave the country and move towards a peaceful transfer of power.” Gave instructions to.” Moscow said that Russia did not participate in these talks.
People broke the statues of Assad’s father Hafez
On Sunday (December 8), it was reported that Assad had left for a secret location from Damascus, as the rebels had entered the capital without deploying troops. Till now, no exact information is known about Asad and his wife Asma and two children. Meanwhile, celebrations took place in Syria after the end of Assad’s decades-long rule. People toppled and trampled statues of Hafez, Bashar al-Assad’s late father, in Damascus. Pictures in Aleppo, northern Syria, showed people tearing down a statue of Bashar al-Assad’s brother Bassel.
Showing victory sign, people said Allahu Akbar
A video going viral on social media shows rebels roaming inside the Presidential Palace in the capital Damascus. He was seen destroying pictures of Assad’s family in Rashtrapati Bhavan. Residents were seen cheering in the streets of the Syrian capital. AFPTV images from Damascus showed rebels firing into the air at sunrise, some showing victory signs and shouting Allahu Akbar is the greatest.
Some climbed onto a tank to celebrate, while others tore down statues of Assad’s father Hafez. Pictures showed a rebel fighter riding a motorcycle down the road, dragging a fallen statue of Hafez al-Assad behind him.
Syrian rebels are now smashing gilded Assad family portraits in the presidential palace of Damascus pic.twitter.com/BZpZuIjwUr
— Drew Pavlou (@DrewPavlou) December 8, 2024
Russia’s decade long effort to prop up Syrian dictator Assad has failed, with rebels in full control after only one week fighting.
Inside Assad’s presidential palace, Damascus. pic.twitter.com/wHVqtezBfq
— KyivPost (@KyivPost) December 8, 2024
What did Donald Trump say?
US President-elect Donald Trump posted on his social platforms that “Assad is gone” and said “his protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, is no longer interested in saving him”. Although it is true that Assad was supported by Russia and Iran for many years, while Turkey has supported the opposition.
Assad inherited power from his father
According to news agency Reuters, the Syrian mob vandalized Bashar al-Assad’s palaces and stole furniture and jewelry. Many people entered Al-Rawda Presidential Palace carrying smart chairs on their shoulders. Muhajareen Palace was also vandalized. Let us tell you that Assad’s father Hafez al-Assad had captured power after the 1970 coup. His photograph was pasted on walls, institutions, offices and schools across the country. Bashar al-Assad inherited power from his father in 2000. He was ruling since then.
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