Damascus, Dec 16, 2024 (AFP) - Assad says Syria in hands of 'terrorists'

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2024-12-16

Ousted president Bashar al-Assad broke his silence Monday after fleeing Syria, saying in a statement that he only left once Damascus had fallen and denounced the country's new leaders as "terrorists". Assad fled to Russia just over a week ago, as a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) wrested from his control city after city until the rebels reached the Syrian capital. The collapse of Assad's rule stunned the......

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