Former Syrian President Bashar Assad released on Monday his first statement since the fall of his regime, recounting his final hours before evacuation and addressing the unexpected rise of the rebel forces that conquered his country.
The former president claims he spent his final hours in Syria at the Russia-controlled Khmeimim Air Base, where he sought to continue coordinating his forces after the capital city of Damascus fell.
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