After the opposition took over the capital Damascus in Syria, the whole world’s attention turned to news from Bashar Assad. After a while, it was revealed that deposed leader Assad, who was learned to have escaped from Syria, fled to Russia and sought asylum. According to the news in Bloomberg, Russia kidnapped Assad in a secret operation! Here are the details of the operation like a movie!
A SECOND GADDAFI INCIDENT WAS NOT WANTED
According to the news, Russian officials did not want to see a similar incident in Syria to the lynching and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
This situation led Russia to be more sensitive about its ally, Assad. Russia took action to save Assad, but realized that it could not keep the regime alive.
SECRET PLANE TAKES OFF FROM RUSSIAN BASE
Russia convinced Assad that the war would be lost and offered the ousted President a safe exit on the condition that he and his family leave Damascus immediately.
Three people, who did not want their identities to be disclosed due to the sensitivity of the issue, described Russia’s decision as an effort to prevent another Gaddafi incident.
Russian intelligence officials organized Assad’s escape. According to two different sources, the plane carrying Assad took off from Russia’s air base in Syria. The plane turned off its transponder to avoid detection. While ensuring the security of the aircraft, the confidentiality of the operation was prioritized.
WHY DID RUSSIA NOT DEFEND SYRIA?
According to the news, Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned why the threat to Assad’s rule could not be detected in time, but did not receive a clear answer.
According to a source close to the Kremlin, the failure of the intelligence services bothered Putin. This situation caused the Kremlin to accept the facts on the ground and follow a different strategy.
Peskov declined to comment. President Putin has not yet made a statement about the collapse of the regime. Russia remains silent about the deposed fugitive Assad.