{"id":196218,"date":"2024-12-16T13:15:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T13:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/16\/ousted-syrian-leader-bashar-al-assad-issues-first-statement-since-fall-of-regime\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T13:15:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T13:15:14","slug":"ousted-syrian-leader-bashar-al-assad-issues-first-statement-since-fall-of-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/16\/ousted-syrian-leader-bashar-al-assad-issues-first-statement-since-fall-of-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al Assad issues first statement since fall of regime"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Syrian leader Bashar al Assad has issued his first statement since the fall of his regime.<\/p>\n

In a social media post, he said he had planned to keep fighting rebel forces before Russia evacuated him.<\/p>\n

The comments, the first in public since his regime was toppled more than a week ago, were made on the Syrian presidency’s Telegram channel.<\/p>\n

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The statement said he left Damascus for Russia on 8 December – “a day after the fall” of the city, adding: “At no point during these events did I consider stepping down or seeking refugee.<\/p>\n

“The only course of action was to continue fighting against the terrorist onslaught.”<\/p>\n

The end of the statement mentions a “hope that Syria will once again be free and independent”.<\/p>\n

Mr Assad left the Syrian capital following a lightning offensive by anti-regime forces across the country – bringing his 24-year rule to an end.<\/p>\n

His whereabouts, as well as those of his wife Asma and their three children, were initially unknown.<\/p>\n

Russia said Mr Assad had left Syria after negotiations with the rebel groups.<\/p>\n

This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.<\/em><\/p>\n

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