Have a link? Found one from Israel earlier saying basically the same but had it unverified.
Update: According to Arab media www.eltira.org, Bashar al-Assad has been seriously wounded by gunfire last night Saturday, March 23 by his Iranian bodyguard but is not dead. He is currently hospitalized, between life and death, in Shami Hospital in Damascus. Surrounding streets have been closed.
Proprietary information (in France): According to reports in the Arab press (and then republished in the Israeli press), journalists say they have “verified” the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was killed this morning by one of his bodyguards. A security detail has been set up at the hospital in Damascus.
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The assassin of Boucher Damascus is his Iranian bodyguard, a military officer named Mehdi Jakoby. He was in charge of presidential security and was provided by allies in Tehran.
According to various sources, there are reports of heavy fighting in any armed Damascus. The roads leading to the hospital have been closed.
Google translation of the French article with editing by me.