The World with Gillian Joseph: Bashar al Assad points first assertion for the reason that fall of his regime

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In a social media submit, the ousted Syrian chief claimed he had deliberate to maintain preventing insurgent forces earlier than Russia evacuated him.

The assertion mentioned he left Damascus for Russia on 8 December – "a day after the fall" of the town, including: "At no point during these events did I consider stepping down or seeking refuge"

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