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More than a week after being deposed, Syria’s ousted president Bashir al-Assad has broken his silence about his fall from power.

In a written statement posted on social media, Assad says he never planned to abandon his country, as rebels forces closed in on Damascus. He claims he initially moved to a Russian base in western Syria to continue fighting but says Russia evacuated him after the base came under attack. He also denounced Syria’s new leaders as terrorists.

Chapters:
0:00 Assad denies ‘planned’ exit from Syria
0:36 Fawaz Gerges, London School of Economics
5:19 Aya Ibrahim, DW Correspondent

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