The Syria Civil War came to an end with the Opposition forces taking control of the major Syrian cities of Aleppo, Hama, Daraa, Homs and the capital city Damascus. Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad took a plane to an undisclosed location and fled the country. Assad, who has been granted asylum and is now in Russia, had a luxurious escape tunnel in Damascus.
The video of ousted Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s escape tunnel has got viral on the internet. The video captures the lavish seating, electronic appliances and different rooms of the escape tunnel. The video starts with a lounge area with a large screen television and goes on to show an office area, the bedroom, dining area and the kitchen. The video reveals that the escape tunnel has various floors and a staircase that leads towards an exit; used food items and clothes that Assad and his family may have left, are also visible in the video.
Russia has granted political asylum to the former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a decision made personally by President Vladimir Putin hours following rebels fully took control of Syria. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to provide details about Assad’s present location and stated that President Putin has no plans to meet with him at this time. “Russian President Vladimir Putin personally made the decision to offer asylum to Assad,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
While the Syrian President has been granted asylum in Russia, his British wife Asma Assad is ‘not welcome in UK’. The Foreign Secretary of United Kingdom David Lammy on Monday said that the British wife of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Asma Assad is a “sanctioned individual” and is “not welcome here in the UK.” The comments were made in response to questions in the House of Commons on Monday evening when Lammy reaffirmed the UK’s stance on Asma Asad’s status of coming to the country. “I’ve seen mention in the last few days about Asma Assad potentially attempting to come to the UK, and I want it confirmed that she’s a sanctioned individual and is not welcome here in the UK,” said Lammy.
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