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How Assad's inner circle fled Syria after his fall

According to two sources, the ousted president, who fled to Moscow via the Russian military airfield in Hmeimim on Syria's coast, was accompanied by only a handful of confidants.

A man stands next to a portrait of toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in the capital Damascus on December 20, 2024. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

CAIRO - A lightning rebel offensive early this month caught Syria's ruling clan off guard.

President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia on December 8, leaving behind many of his

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