War in Syria – CNN reported that Assad fled from Damascus, Iran tried to refute this – UNIAN

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is not in Damascus, but officials deny that he has left the capital. CNN writes about this with reference to a source.

A source familiar with the situation said that “Assad is not in any of the places in the city where he could be found.” Assad's presidential guard is no longer stationed at his usual residence, as they would be if he were there, the source said. The Syrian presidential office insists that Assad has not left the capital.

Iranian officials have rejected reports that their ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left the country, as a source told CNN he is nowhere to be found in Damascus.

“The news that Assad and his family have left Syria is not…