Middle East latest: Assad says he had no plans to leave Syria but was evacuated by Russians – The Associated Press

  1. Middle East latest: Assad says he had no plans to leave Syria but was evacuated by Russians  The Associated Press
  2. Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad issues his first statement since leaving the country  NBC News
  3. First public comments attributed to Assad claim he never planned to leave Syria  NPR
  4. Syria Live Updates: Al-Assad Wanted to Stay and Fight Rebels, Statement Says  The New York Times
  5. Syrians dismiss Assad’s claim that he wanted to stay and fight – Middle East crisis live  The Guardian