Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s flight-to-exile airplane disappeared from radar shortly after it departed Damascus International Airport. A Russian-built Il-76 with Assad and his entourage on board took off as opposition forces were entering Damascus, and his high command was negotiating the surrender of the city.
BREAKING — HTS says Assad regime’s heads of intelligence branches in Damascus have completed their arrangements with Syrian rebels to control the capital.
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) December 7, 2024
BREAKING: Rebels have just taken control of Damascus Airport. Reports also claim that the Brodcasting Authority was taken over as well, and rebels are preparing to make a statement announcing the end of Assad’s rule. pic.twitter.com/0U4EjVwZSC
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 8, 2024
The flight was headed toward the UAE, but it suddenly…