Syria today – they are looking for Bashar al-Assad, Damascus is under rebel control – UNIAN
Now they are actively looking for Bashar al-Assad. It was expected that he should have fled to Moscow.
Syrian rebels have declared Damascus “liberated”. The regime of Bashar al-Assad has fallen, and the president is being actively sought after after suddenly fleeing the capital.
According to CNN, citing informed sources, an active search is underway for Assad. Rebels are questioning Syrian military and intelligence officials who may have known about his movements.
The Syrian leader has not been seen or heard from publicly since rebels entered the capital early Sunday.
Journalist Barak Ravid said Assad left Damascus around midnight last night and flew to a Russian base in Syria with the intention of continuing from there to Moscow. It is unclear whether he has left Syria.
The US representative said…
