Nearly a week ago, the rebel coalition brought down Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian dictator fled the country and is currently in Russia.
After 24 years of dictatorship, Bashar al-Assad was overthrown on December 8 by the Syrian rebel coalition. If a bloodbath could be expected, the former president finally decided to flee and go into exile to his ally country, Russia. But this choice would have been influenced by Kremlin agents, indicates Bloomberg.
A Russian-led operation
The Syrian president, now removed from office, was reportedly instructed not to defend his capital Damascus. “In exchange, we assured him asylum”relate 7 out of 7.
The more than tense situation would have forced the dictator to hastily leave the city aboard a private jet, which quickly cut off its geolocation to reach the Russian base of Hmeimim, on the Syrian coast. From there, Bashar al-Assad allegedly boarded a military plane which headed towards Moscow.
The exfiltration operation would have been orchestrated by the master of the Kremlin himself. According to testimonies collected by Bloomberg, Vladimir Putin would therefore have “validated the operation and assured his counterpart that he would be safe”. That is to say, Bashar al-Assad would not be handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC), as confirmed by Sergei Ryabkov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister.
For some pro-Kremlin analysts, the so-called fall “controlled” of the Syrian dictator is representative of Russian control of the situation. The French country would also have concluded an agreement with the rebels.
“End of a Dark Era”
Rebels led by radical Islamists announced that they entered the capital Damascus on Sunday, December 8, 2024 after a dazzling offensive in Syria, which they say drove away President Bashar al-Assad and ended five decades of rule by the Baath party.
“Assad left Syria via Damascus International Airport before members of the armed and security forces left” the site, indicated the director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH), Rami Abdel Rahmane.
In a video posted on his Facebook account, Syrian Prime Minister Mohamed al-Jalali said he was ready to cooperate with any new “leadership” chosen by the people, specifying that he would be Sunday morning in his offices at the seat of government for any procedure of “handover” of power.
“After 50 years of oppression under the ruling Ba’ath (party), and 13 years of crimes, tyranny and displacement, (since the start of the uprising in 2011, editor’s note) we announce today the end of this era darkness and the beginning of a new era for Syria”added the rebels.
