Hours after experiences suggesting President Bashar Assad has left the nation, Syria’s state information company on Saturday dismissed the rumours, stating that he stays in Damascus and is actively fulfilling his duties.
Studies of Assad fleeing along with his household emerged after insurgents claimed to have reached the suburbs of Damascus amid their quickly advancing offensive, which has already captured a few of Syria’s largest cities, nonetheless persevering with.
In response to a report by AFP, insurgent commander Hassan Abdel Ghani, representing the alliance main the offensive, said, “Our forces have begun the ultimate part of encircling the capital, Damascus.”
Addressing insurgent fighters on Telegram, HTS chief Ahmed al-Sharaa, recognized by his actual identify as a substitute of his alias Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, mentioned, “Damascus awaits you.”
Regardless of these claims, the Syrian protection ministry rejected experiences of its forces retreating from areas close to the capital. “There is no such thing as a reality to information claiming our armed forces, current in all areas of the Damascus countryside, have withdrawn,” the ministry said.
Earlier, each a conflict monitor and Abdel Ghani reported that rebels had superior to inside 20 kilometers of Damascus as authorities forces struggled to withstand the offensive’s momentum.
