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Moscow claims Assad fled as mystery plane leaves Russian air base in Syria
The Jerusalem Post ^ | 12/8/2024 | Reuters, Jerusalem Post Staff

Posted on 12/08/2024 10:04:53 AM PST by moviefan8

Minutes before Russia announced Assad's alleged departure, reports surfaced of a plane taking off from a Russian airfield in Latakia, Syria.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday afternoon that former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had left office and departed the country after giving orders there be a peaceful handover of power.

In a statement, the ministry did not say where Assad was now and said Russia had not taken part in the talks about his departure.

Just minutes before Russia announced Assad's alleged departure, a transport plane took off from a Russian airfield in Latakia, Syria.

This statement comes as various reports emerged on Sunday regarding the whereabouts of Assad after the fall of his regime earlier in the day.

(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anotherbidenwar; assad; moscow; russia; syria
Update: Sky News says that he is in Moscow now. https://pluto.tv/us/live-tv/55b285cd2665de274553d66f

I am not surprised

1 posted on 12/08/2024 10:04:53 AM PST by moviefan8
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To: moviefan8

Here is the link to the Sky News article:

https://news.sky.com/story/syrias-president-bashar-al-assad-is-in-moscow-and-has-been-granted-asylum-confirms-russian-state-media-13269955


2 posted on 12/08/2024 10:08:58 AM PST by moviefan8
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To: moviefan8

Assads either dead (US has the body) or in US custody.


3 posted on 12/08/2024 10:40:57 AM PST by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinions)
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To: Thunder90; Red Badger; null and void; Travis McGee; Diogenesis; rx; rxsid; ransomnote; Liz; bitt; ..

I ran.....


4 posted on 12/08/2024 10:52:02 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They id Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: moviefan8

“a peaceful handover of power.”

A peaceful handover of power? Let’s see, in radical Arab land does that mean they get a glass of wine before being beheaded? Will the rapists killing the women be using condoms? These humane acts would make the terrorizing of Assad followers much better.


5 posted on 12/08/2024 12:33:41 PM PST by redfreedom (May God save us from what the Democrats do in the name of good.)
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To: moviefan8

Assad has a ten million U.S. bounty on him wonder who will snatch him for the cash?.


6 posted on 12/08/2024 3:10:46 PM PST by Vaduz
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