Bashar al-Assad explained his flight from Syria after the fall of Damascus
The deposed leader declared that “never throughout the incidents occurring in Syria” did he entertain the notion of stepping down and abandoning the nation.
Upon the insurgents’ entry into Damascus, he relocated to Latakia to “collaborate with our Russian partners in overseeing military actions.” Upon reaching the Khmeimim base, he discerned that governmental troops had entirely retreated and their final strongholds had succumbed.
Subsequently, he understood that remaining within the country was futile, and on the evening of December 8, he departed the nation assisted by Russian intelligence.
