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Bashar al-Assad fled Syria and went to Russia on December 8.
Sunni rebels in Syria captured the capital Damascus on 8 December. Just before this, President Bashar al-Assad fled the country and fled to Russia. His statement has come for the first time since this incident.
He said on social media that he never wanted to leave Syria. They wanted to fight the enemies, but after the drone attacks started, the Russian army evacuated them from there. Asad said-
There is no truth in the claim that it was predestined for me to leave the country and settle in Russia. It happened suddenly. I continued fulfilling my responsibilities till the morning of 8th December.
Assad said that he has not deceived anyone. He is not a person who would abandon his people or betray his army or his country. The former President also said that Syria is now in the hands of terrorists.
After Assad left the country, Syrian citizens entered his residence. Citizens looted the Rashtrapati Bhavan and took away the belongings there.
Assad said – I only wanted to fight the terrorists
Assad said that when militants attacked Damascus on Sunday, he left for the Russian base in Latakia and planned to continue fighting from there. Assad said that upon reaching Hmeimim air base that morning, it was clear that our forces had abandoned the field.
The former Syrian President said that after this, drone attacks on the Russian base also started and the situation kept worsening. After this, on the night of 8 December, the Russian government decided to take him to Russia.
Bashar al-Assad said that at no time had he thought about abdicating or seeking refuge. They only wanted to fight the war against terrorists. The Russian Foreign Ministry said on December 8 that Bashar al-Assad had stepped down and left the country after ordering a peaceful transfer of power.
Assad had sent 2 tons of cash from Syria to Russia: 2 thousand crores were sent through 21 planes
The Financial Times, quoting sources, has claimed that President Assad has sent $ 250 million (Rs 2,082 crore) in cash to Russia.
The report said that these transactions involved 100 dollar and 500 euro notes. These accounted for about 2 tonnes. It was flown from Damascus to Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport between March 2018 and May 2019. 21 flights were used to send this entire amount. On reaching Moscow it was deposited in Russian banks.
The report said that Western countries had imposed sanctions on the Assad government. In such a situation, they could not use dollars and euros. Therefore he decided to encash this amount in Russia.
Earthquake occurred after Israeli attack on Syria
Meanwhile, Israel has carried out an airstrike on the Syrian coastal city of Tartus late on Sunday night. In this attack, Israel has targeted the military bases of Tartus. According to media reports, the explosion was so strong that it even caused an earthquake in Tartus. The intensity of this earthquake was 3.1. Many videos of the attack are also going viral on social media.
Russia evacuated its diplomats from Syria Russia has evacuated its diplomats from Syria following ongoing Israeli attacks and capture by rebel groups. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that some Russian diplomats present in Damascus have been brought back to Russia from Syria’s Khmeimim Airport by a special Air Force flight.
Apart from Russian diplomats, diplomats from Belarus and North Korea have also been brought back by the same plane. However, the ministry clarified that the embassy in Damascus will still continue its work. For this the help of Telegram will be taken.
UAE condemns Israel’s Golan Heights plan The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned Israel’s plan to double the number of civilians in the Golan Heights. Earlier on Sunday, Israel had announced to double the number of civilians in the Golan Heights.
For this, citizens from other parts of Israel will be settled in the Golan Heights. Apart from UAE, Iran and Saudi Arabia have also condemned this step of Israel.
Israel captured the Golan Heights in 1967. Earlier it was a part of Syria, which was conquered by Israel after a 6-day war. Syria has demanded Israel to withdraw from the area, but Israel has refused, citing security concerns.
Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights was recognized by then US President Donald Trump in 2019.
On Saturday, November 14, there was a phone conversation between Netanyahu and Trump regarding Syria.
35 killed in Israeli attack in Gaza Israel attacked a school in Gaza on Monday. According to Al Jazeera report, at least 20 people have died in this attack. Many children are also among those who died. The name of this school present in Southern Gaza is Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz School.
This school is run by the United Nations agency working for Palestinians (UNRWA). Apart from this, a school has also been targeted in Beit Hanoun, North Gaza. There is news of death of 15 people in this attack.
Apart from this, an Al Jazeera reporter was killed during an Israeli strike in Central Gaza on Sunday.
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