Bashar al-Assad releases first statement since fleeing to Russia – BBC.com

  1. Bashar al-Assad releases first statement since fleeing to Russia  BBC.com
  2. Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad issues his first statement since leaving the country  NBC News
  3. Syria Live Updates: Al-Assad Wanted to Stay and Fight Rebels, Statement Says  The New York Times
  4. Assad says he didn’t plan to flee Syria, according to presidency Telegram account  CNN
  5. Assad claims he wished to keep fighting as Syrian regime fell but Russians evacuated him – Middle East crisis live  The Guardian