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Syria live: ‘The future is ours’ says Syrian rebel leader after Assad flees – latest updates

Syria live: ‘The future is ours’ says Syrian rebel leader after Assad flees – latest updates
Syria live: ‘The future is ours’ says Syrian rebel leader after Assad flees – latest updates

2024-12-08 18:01:14 - From: The Guardian


Syrian rebels broadcast first news bulletin on state television after Moscow says Assad has left the country

  • Bashar al-Assad reported to have fled Syria as rebels say they have captured Damascus

We have some more comments from Turkey’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, who has ben speaking in the Qatari capital of Doha. He said Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad was probably outside Syria after Islamist-led rebels declared he had fled the country.

Assad is “probably outside of Syria”, Fidan said when asked in Qatar about Assad’s whereabouts and whether his life might be in danger.

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