Bashar al-Assad issues a clarification statement after his fall

A week after the fall of the regime in Syria, in which Bashar al-Assad left without any explanation from him to the people

Statement by former President Bashar al-Assad Suddenly, the former presidency’s social media accounts published a statement under the title “A statement by President Bashar al-Assad on the circumstances of his exit from Syria,” commenting on it: “After several unsuccessful attempts to publish this statement through Arab and foreign media, the only available method was to publish it on the social media platforms of the former presidency.”

I did not leave Damascus on a planned basis. The statement read: "I did not leave Damascus in a planned manner, but rather stayed until the early morning hours of December 8. With the spread of terrorism inside Damascus, I moved, in coordination with my Russian friends, to Latakia to follow up on the combat operations."

The statement attributed to Assad continued: “During the events in Syria, the issue of asylum or resignation was not raised by me or anyone else, and the only option presented was to continue fighting.”

Leaving office does not mean abandoning national affiliation He added: "He who did not abandon the non-Syrian resistance in Palestine and Lebanon and did not betray his allies who stood with him cannot be the same person who abandons his people to whom he belongs or betrays them and their army."

He continued: "Leaving the position does not mean in any way abandoning national affiliation."

It is noteworthy that Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria in 2000 after the death of his father and the amendment of the constitution to enable him to rule as he was younger than the legal age stipulated in the constitution. He remained in power until December 7 after the entry of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham into Damascus.