President al-Assad of Syria

[arghton 6,867]

Mohammad Ghazi Al-Jalali, the Prime Minister, still in the country and willing to negotiate with anyone. A rebel leader has apparently already said Al-Jalali will supervise state institutions until they are handed over.

On Assad, this says (as partially mentioned earlier in the thread):

A Syrian Air plane took off from Damascus airport around the time the capital was reported to have been taken by rebels, according to data from the Flightradar website.

The aircraft initially flew towards Syria's coastal region, a stronghold of Assad's Alawite sect, but then made an abrupt U-turn and flew in the opposite direction for a few minutes before disappearing off the map.

[adrian0719 224]

Rumours of his plane shot down.

[ObakeFilter 963]

7 minutes ago, adrian0719 said:

Rumours of his plane shot down.

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/SYR9218
They are referring to this flight, which lost contact near Homs. Doubtful. I still didn't find any reason to believe that he was on that flight.

[Thatcher 2,470]

11 minutes ago, ObakeFilter said:

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/SYR9218
They are referring to this flight, which lost contact near Homs. Doubtful. I still didn't find any reason to believe that he was on that flight.

Reuters quoting Syrian sources say it’s possible he was onboard and is dead. 
 

edit: apols didn’t realise this was same reference as two above.

[ObakeFilter 963]

5 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

Reuters quoting Syrian sources say it’s possible he was onboard and is dead. 

Yeah saw this one too, it will be interesting to see this unwrap but I have yet to see any hard evidance (they are basing it on unnamed sources thus far) to suggest that he did board this flight, it makes zero sense to me judging by the route it took.

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,704]

I hope he had a Damascene conversion as he fled, but it’s unlikely.

[drol 12,128]

From Assad to Asado?

[The Old Crem 3,628]

8 hours ago, Zsa Zsa's leg said:

He'll be fine. He's going to live in exile in Iran or Russia. I just fear for the Syrian people. Assad is horrible and it's hard not to celebrate his collapse, but who knows what will take power with this power vacuum. 

Could go like what Libyan has become. A chaotic mess. 

[ObakeFilter 963]

17 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

Could go like what Libyan has become. A chaotic mess. 

It might also break up to two (or more) different states, with a Kurdish-led faction forming in the north-eastern part of the country.

[DCI Frank Burnside 3,889]

1 hour ago, ObakeFilter said:

Yeah saw this one too, it will be interesting to see this unwrap but I have yet to see any hard evidance (they are basing it on unnamed sources thus far) to suggest that he did board this flight, it makes zero sense to me judging by the route it took.

I'd be surprised if he was on board that being said  Russian do have previous for taking care of a "problem" like this.

[drol 12,128]

It's now being said he is in a Russian military base.

[Ulitzer95 12,843]

BBC now reporting he fled to "an unknown location".

Think it's extremely unlikely that he's dead or is at any risk of dying anytime soon now.

Worth remembering that his wife does have leukaemia though.

[Vaagheid 141]

8 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Worth remembering that his wife does have leukaemia though.

 

His wife and children have been in Russia for a while now

[Sinbabad 1,155]

1 hour ago, The Old Crem said:

Could go like what Libyan has become. A chaotic mess. 

And like Iraq. Each time a dictatorial of that region falls, it becomes even worse for the people.

[Brad252 821]

Right who here is running this account:

 

https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/1865604895123832957

 

[ObakeFilter 963]

1 minute ago, Brad252 said:

Right who here is running this account:

 

https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/1865604895123832957

 

Probably the man himself.

[Ulitzer95 12,843]

3 minutes ago, Brad252 said:

Right who here is running this account:

 

https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/1865604895123832957

 

It’s just a rip off of the Liza Minelli one.

[drol 12,128]

Moscow has announced he has left the country and is heading to Africa.

[ObakeFilter 963]

13 minutes ago, drol said:

Moscow has announced he has left the country and is heading to Africa.

The plot for the new Madagascar movie sounds great. 

[maryportfuncity 10,683]

Des res, currently unoccupied, needs a little loving care but still a substantial property by Damascus standards

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cwypw11qnppo

[YoungWillz 21,184]

33 minutes ago, drol said:

Moscow has announced he has left the country and is heading to Africa.

Refugee + Africa = Rwanda, maybe?

 

I hear there's some housing waiting to be occupied...

[gcreptile 11,061]

Africa?? I heard that without the Syria base the Wagner troops im Africa have no support. Which African countries are allied with Syria and Russia to take him? Is it misinformation?

 

(I think the Ukraine War turned me into a Cold War warrior - from my couch)

 

[gcreptile 11,061]

Wikipedia just added the notable death of Ihab Makhlouf:

https://chouftv.ma/press/731644.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ihab_Makhlouf

 

He was a cousin of Assad and is among a couple of Assad regime people who were killed while trying to escape Damascus.

Reliable source(s)?

Anyway, looks like Assad himself was wise to escape.

[ObakeFilter 963]

8 hours ago, ObakeFilter said:

Yeah saw this one too, it will be interesting to see this unwrap but I have yet to see any hard evidance (they are basing it on unnamed sources thus far) to suggest that he did board this flight, it makes zero sense to me judging by the route it took.

Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine claims that the loss of Assad plane's signal is likely due to the actions of the crew, who were following the instructions of the Russians and flying under their guidance.

[The Old Crem 3,628]

Sky News reporting that he and his family are in Moscow.