Vladimir Putin says he has not met the deposed Syrian ruler since he fled Damascus for the Russian capital.

Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad says he never intended to flee to Russia - in what is purported to be his first statement since the fall of...

Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad says he never intended to flee to Russia - in what is purported to be his first statement since the fall of...

Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad says he never intended to flee to Russia - in what is purported to be his first statement since the fall of...

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has issued his first statement since being toppled from power, saying he was relocated to Russia from the Hmeimim air base...

In his first statement since the fall of Damascus, the exiled former president said he wanted to continue fighting.

In his first statement since the fall of Damascus, the exiled former president said he wanted to continue fighting.

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Assad escapes to Russia, leaving chaos in his wake before rebels capture Damascus.

Several Assad allies, including Maher and Mamlouk, sought refuge in Russia and Lebanon.