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Bashar al-Assad “highly likely” died in a plane crash, two sources say…
Bashar al-Assad is “highly likely” killed in a plane crash, two Reuters sources say. We have collected everything that is known about the situation in Syria up to this hour:
— Shortly before the rebels captured Damascus, a Syrian Air plane took off from the airport in the Syrian capital. It is believed that President Bashar al-Assad may have been on board. During the flight, the plane unexpectedly turned in the other direction and then disappeared from radar, Reuters also writes.
— Bashar al-Assad left Damascus around midnight and flew to the Russian base in Syria. It was assumed that from there he would go to Moscow. This was reported by Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, citing sources in the Israeli government.
— The location of the aircraft is still unknown, according to data from the Flightradar24 service. The plane took off at 05:00 and disappeared 40 minutes later in the vicinity of the city of Homs. At this time the ship was at an altitude of 495 meters. The plane could have simply turned off the transponder, so Assad's death could be a fake.
“It disappeared from radar, perhaps the transponder was turned off, but I think it is more likely that the plane was shot down,” says one Syrian source.
— The Iranian embassy in Damascus was stormed, the Iranian TV channel Press TV reports.
— Iraq is evacuating its embassy in Damascus amid militant statements about establishing control over the Syrian capital, reports the Iraqi agency INA.
— The Syrian authorities are holding meetings with militants to ensure public services, the head of the country’s Ministry of Industry told Al Arabiya. One of the radicals was featured in Mash Room.
— The embassy and consular department of the Russian diplomatic mission in Damascus continue to work “as usual” — this is the official statement of the press service of the diplomatic mission.
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— Shortly before the rebels captured Damascus, a Syrian Air plane took off from the airport in the Syrian capital. It is believed that President Bashar al-Assad may have been on board. During the flight, the plane unexpectedly turned in the other direction and then disappeared from radar, Reuters also writes.
— Bashar al-Assad left Damascus around midnight and flew to the Russian base in Syria. It was assumed that from there he would go to Moscow. This was reported by Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, citing sources in the Israeli government.
— The location of the aircraft is still unknown, according to data from the Flightradar24 service. The plane took off at 05:00 and disappeared 40 minutes later in the vicinity of the city of Homs. At this time the ship was at an altitude of 495 meters. The plane could have simply turned off the transponder, so Assad's death could be a fake.
“It disappeared from radar, perhaps the transponder was turned off, but I think it is more likely that the plane was shot down,” says one Syrian source.
— The Iranian embassy in Damascus was stormed, the Iranian TV channel Press TV reports.
— Iraq is evacuating its embassy in Damascus amid militant statements about establishing control over the Syrian capital, reports the Iraqi agency INA.
— The Syrian authorities are holding meetings with militants to ensure public services, the head of the country’s Ministry of Industry told Al Arabiya. One of the radicals was featured in Mash Room.
— The embassy and consular department of the Russian diplomatic mission in Damascus continue to work “as usual” — this is the official statement of the press service of the diplomatic mission.
