MOSCOW: Syria’s toppled President Bashar al-Assad said he was evacuated to Russia from the Khmeimim base in Syria on the evening of December 8 as it came under drone attacks, after leaving Damascus that morning with opposition fighters closing in, in his first statement in public since he was toppled.
“I have never sought positions for personal gain but have always considered myself as a custodian of a national project, supported by the faith of the Syrian people, who believed in its vision,” he said in a statement released by the Syrian presidency’s Telegram channel.
“I have carried an unwavering conviction in their will and ability to protect the state, defend its institutions, and uphold their choices to the very last moment,” he added.
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