Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “fleed” Syria after losing the support of his protector Russia, US President-elect Donald Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
“Assad is no longer there. He fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, no longer wanted to protect him,” wrote Mr. Trump, who will take office on January 20 .
According to him, Russia “has lost all interest in Syria because of Ukraine, where almost 600,000 Russian soldiers are injured or dead, in a war that should never have started and could last forever.”
“Russia and Iran are currently weakened, one because of Ukraine and a bad economy, the other because of Israel and its combat successes,” Mr. Trump added.
Rebels led by radical Islamists announced on Syrian public television the fall of President Bashar al-Assad and the “liberation” of the capital Damascus, after a dazzling offensive that ended more than five decades of family rule Assad.
“Assad left Syria via Damascus international airport before members of the armed and security forces left” the site, the director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) told AFP. ), Rami Abdel Rahmane.
It was with the military support of Russia, Iran and the Hezbollah movement that Mr. Assad recaptured a large part of the country in 2015 and in 2016 the entirety of Aleppo, the eastern part of which had been taken. in 2012 by the rebels.
Auteur: AFP – Seneweb.com
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