Bashar al-Assad and his family have been granted asylum by Russia.
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Earlier, HTS leader who was a former commander of al-Qaeda, Abu Mohammed al-Julani, said state institutions would remain under the supervision of Mr al-Assad’s prime minister, Mohammad al-Jalali, until formal handing over.Citing reports by Russian news media, BBC reports that Mr al-Assad and his family have been granted asylum by Russia. Moscow has been instrumental to the deposed president’s sway on power after it sent troops to Syria in 2015.
“It was Vladimir Putin’s first major challenge to the power and dominance of the West, away from the former Soviet space. And a successful one, too, so it seemed,” he said.Mr al-Assad’s exit is thus a big blow to its backers including Russia, Iran and Iran-backed Lebanese militia, Hezbollah. Mr al-Julani’s speech spread hope for Syrians as he said “a Syria for all Syrians should be something people focus on.”Denouncing Iran and its role in Syria, the HTS leader said the country would no longer be influenced by Iran. In his recent interview with, Mr al-Julani also berated Russia, saying it tried to “prop up” Mr al-Assad’s regime, which he described as already “dead.”At Premium Times, we firmly believe in the importance of high-quality journalism.
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