Assad is alive.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Bashar al-Assad decided to hand over power in Syria peacefully and left the post of the Syrian president. Russia did not take part in these negotiations. Assad is outside Syria.
SF: Translated from diplomatic language into an ordinary, this message should read as follow: "Assad has successfully fled Syria, abandoning his supporters. Further, he is ‘washing his hands of it’. Russia has nothing to do with it. Now the move is on to the new power in Syria"
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Bashar al-Assad decided to hand over power in Syria peacefully and left the post of the Syrian president. Russia did not take part in these negotiations. Assad is outside Syria.
SF: Translated from diplomatic language into an ordinary, this message should read as follow: "Assad has successfully fled Syria, abandoning his supporters. Further, he is ‘washing his hands of it’. Russia has nothing to do with it. Now the move is on to the new power in Syria"