In line with a Reuters report, Syria’s new chief Ahmed al-Sharaa (beforehand recognized by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) requested Russia at hand over the ousted dictator Assad, who fled Syria and was granted asylum in Russia final month, based on Russian state media.
Syria’s state information company SANA additionally reported that al-Sharaa urged Russia to “rebuild belief with Syrian individuals” by concrete measures reminiscent of “compensation, reconstruction and restoration.”
Russian chief Vladimir Putin’s forces have been instrumental in propping up the Syrian regime for years, with Moscow’s heavy bombing campaigns initially serving to to show the tide of a brutal civil struggle — which killed lots of of hundreds of Syrians — in Assad’s favor.
Russia operates two strategically essential navy bases in Syria which it had maintained to additional mission its affect throughout the Center East and Africa.
After Assad’s fall, satellite tv for pc footage confirmed that Russia was evacuating its navy gear from Syrian navy bases towards Libya. Final week, Syria canceled the Russian Navy’s 49-year lengthy lease on the port of Tartus brokered underneath Assad.
Lucia Mackenzie contributed graphics.
