"infobay" Al-Alamiya reveals the reasons behind Russia’s secrecy about Bashar al-Assad’s hiding place
Infobay newspaper published Argentine International, a report today, Monday, on the reasons for concealing the place of exile of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In Russia.
The newspaper explained that the Kremlin is keeping secret the whereabouts of the president ousted by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, amid the Syrian community in Russia’s celebrations of his fall, and Russian diplomats already declaring their responsibility for the collapse of the regime.< /span>
Deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad found refuge a week ago in Russia, and since then, there has been no news about his condition or the condition of his family.
The newspaper highlighted Russia’s keenness to secrecy other leaders to whom it granted asylum.
Although it was the Kremlin that confirmed Assad’s presence on Russian soil on December 8, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov evaded the topic in his press conferences throughout the week.
The newspaper explained that it is possible to display "one wrong word" The future of Russia’s military bases in Syria is at risk, so senior Russian officials also refrained from criticizing the big beneficiaries of the fall of the regime: Israel and the United States.
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Syrian and Iranian diplomats confirmed that the family of “Bashar al-Assad” It is located in Russia, which leaves no doubt about its whereabouts, but they did not provide any further details.
The newspaper noted that everyone is waiting for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comment on the matter, adding that he knows well the reasons for avoiding the overthrow of the Syrian regime, which is why he deployed his forces in Syria since 2015.
It is worth noting that Putin attended many official events this week, but he never mentioned the matter, which indicates that the geopolitical setback for the Kremlin was great.< /span>
According to the newspaper, the victory celebration in Syria, which was held in May on the ruins of the city of Palmyra, and included a video conference with the head of the Kremlin, is still far away.
The newspaper believed that waiting for Putin to comment on the overthrow of Assad and his whereabouts will not be long, as he must speak about the matter at the annual press conference that he will hold on the nineteenth of this December.< /span>
The newspaper highlighted that the Kremlin holds former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych responsible for his fate, because he ignored advice to firmly suppress opposition protests, which led to Moscow’s rescue of him in February 2014.
The newspaper observed that Russian propaganda changed its direction towards Bashar al-Assad. Within a few days, the media went from describing Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham as a “terrorist” organization. To the “armed opposition,” with whom Moscow has already established contacts, according to a State Department report on Thursday.< /span>
From the newspaper’s point of view, Russia did this to save face for the Russian army, which is unable to fight on two fronts at the same time and is embroiled in its current offensive in the Ukrainian Donbass.
The newspaper also saw that Bashar al-Assad has become an uncomfortable figure for Russia, because, as was the case with the deposed leaders in Iraq, Libya and Ukraine, the Kremlin does not want to give the impression that his regime has shortcomings.
If there were any doubts, the Vice President of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, put everything into perspective after his trip to China, saying: "The internal situation depends on the administration, and on the Assad government."
He continued: “It is unfortunate that the Syrian army has shown its inability to achieve this goal. This may be a confirmation of the misjudgment committed during the administration of the state.”
It also raised serious doubts about whether future authorities will be able to ensure coexistence between different ethnic groups in Syria, according to the newspaper.
He explained, according to the Russian TASS agency: “Under the old model applied by Assad father and son, all groups in Syria were grouped. And I am not talking now about the price and consequences.”
In any case, the large Syrian community in Russia started with a clean slate. The embassy in Moscow lowered the national flag on Monday and raised the opposition flag.
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Groups of Syrians gathered in the surrounding area this week to show their support for the new authorities in Damascus.
For his part, Bashar al-Jaafari, the Syrian ambassador to Russia and its former delegate to the United Nations (2006-2020), commented: “A shameful and humiliating escape.” “Under the cover of night and without any sense of national responsibility from the head of the regime, he confirms the need for change and raises hope for a better future.”< /span>
Al-Jaafari said to RT Arabic The fall of the regime in less than two weeks confirms its “unpopularity and lack of support, whether in society or among the armed forces.”
