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Feb 10 3 tweets 4 min read Read on X
BREAKING:

This is the first of a two part post from Bashar al-Assad's son, Hafez al-Assad.

I can confirm this account is his and not an imposter. We've been in communication recently, and I was aware that he was going to create a Telegram channel and this also account here on X.

I should note that while I confirm the validity of his account, I'm not privy to information regarding the content of his posts.

I feel that people should be able to read and consider what he writes.

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"There was never a plan—not even a backup—to leave Damascus, let alone Syria.

Over the past 14 years, Syria has endured hardships and dangers no less severe than those of late November and early December. Anyone intending to flee would have done so long ago, particularly in the early years when Damascus faced near siege, daily bombardment, and the constant threat of terrorists reaching its centre.

Before everything unfolded, I travelled from Damascus to Moscow on November 20 via Cham Wings Airlines to defend my doctoral dissertation on November 29. At the time, my mother was in Moscow following a bone marrow transplant she had undergone at the end of summer, which required isolation as part of her treatment. I had planned to stay longer after my defence to complete certain certification procedures, but as the situation in Syria deteriorated, I returned to Damascus on Sunday, December 1, aboard Syrian Air to be with my father and brother, Karim. My mother remained in Moscow to continue her treatment, with my sister, Zein, staying by her side.

Regarding the events of Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8:

On Saturday morning, my brother sat for a mathematics exam at the Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology in Damascus, where he was studying. He was preparing to resume classes the next day. Meanwhile, my sister had booked a ticket to return to Damascus on Sunday, December 8, aboard Syrian Air.

On Saturday afternoon, rumours began circulating that we had fled the country. Several people reached out to confirm whether we were still in Damascus. In response, I took a picture at Al-Nairabain Park in Al-Muhajireen neighbourhood and shared it on my (now closed) private Instagram. Not long after, some social media pages picked up the picture and began circulating it."
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"2/2:

Until then, despite the distant sounds of shelling, nothing seemed unusual—just the familiar reality we had grown accustomed to since the early years of the war. The situation remained unchanged as the army prepared to defend Damascus, showing no signs of the subsequent deterioration—until the sudden and unexpected news of the army’s withdrawal from Homs, mirroring earlier withdrawals from Hama, Aleppo, and Idlib countryside. Even then, there were no preparations for departure, nor any indication that we would be leaving. That changed after midnight when a Russian official arrived at our home in Al-Malki neighbourhood. He conveyed a request for the President to relocate to Latakia for a few days due to the severity of the situation in Damascus and to facilitate the oversight of the battles, which were still ongoing on the coastal and Al-Ghab Plain fronts.

As for the claim that we left without informing my cousins, who were in Damascus at the time, I was the one who called them multiple times as soon as we knew we were relocating. Shortly afterward, we learned from their household staff that they had left for an unknown destination.

After a short time, we headed toward Damascus International Airport, arriving around 3a.m., where we were joined by my uncle, Maher. We found the airport deserted, with no staff present, including at the control tower. We then boarded a Russian military aircraft to Latakia, landing at Hmeimim Airport before dawn.

In the early hours of Sunday morning, we were supposed to head to the presidential retreat in the Burj Islam area, which is over 40 kilometres from the airport by road. However, all attempts to reach anyone there were unsuccessful, as every phone we tried was turned off. We soon began receiving reports of military withdrawals from the frontlines, and the fall of the last remaining positions. At the same time, a series of drone attacks began targeting the base, accompanied by both close and distant gunfire in the surrounding area; this situation continued throughout our stay.

In the afternoon, the base command briefed us on the gravity of the situation nearby. They informed us that leaving the base was no longer an option, as terrorists had spread through the country, the situation had descended into chaos, and all communication with military leadership had been lost. After consulting with Moscow, the base command informed us that our transfer to Russia had been requested. Some-time after, we boarded a Russian military aircraft bound for Moscow, where we landed later that night."
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t.me/Syrdoc/704
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This is a must-listen interview with my dear friend, courageous journalist @VanessaBeeley, who was there when terrorists invaded Damascus and her district west of Damascus. They attacked her home in attempts to loot it. Thankfully she was able to exit Syria in spite of the huge danger, from these takfiris, of trying to do so.

A harrowing account.

She gives needed context to this terrorist coup of Syria and the propaganda we're subsequently being inundated with now.

Share widely.

ukcolumn.org/syria-podcast-…
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"The mass executions that are now ongoing ...This is how you "heal" Syria."
Related to what Vanessa mentioned re BBC/Lyse Doucet

When “rebels” fire mortars into civilians areas, corporate journalists like to claim the Syrian government was the perpetrator. On a November 2016 day when two mortars hit Aleppo’s Castello road, less than 100 meters from where I stood without a helmet or flak jacket, the NY Times wrote that soldiers blamed “rebels” and “rebel groups denied it.” Yet, there was no disputing that the shells came from an Al-Nusra area.

In April 2014, after an elementary school was mortared by terrorists east of Damascus, killing one child, the BBC later reported, “the government is also accused of launching them into neighborhoods under its control.” On a recent social media post, I noted this deceitful journalism, and the BBC could have easily learned about the trajectory of mortars and from where the mortar in question could only have come: the “moderates” east of Damascus.
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I see the bot farm has been activated overnight.

No worries, I'll add to this post a number of links to the most common bot shrieks about Assad/Syria and Putin/Russia.

I stand by my words⬇️😎🇸🇾🇷🇺
Bot: You don't know anything about Syria.

Me: my reports from on the ground in Syria from 2014-2021, every year, multiple times a year, pivital times & issues.
ingaza.wordpress.com/syria/syria-my…
For example, in 2016, a year rife with Washington's propaganda about "last doctors" in Aleppo & much more garbage, I spent 4 months in Syria (2 in summer, 2 in October/November), going 4 times to Aleppo but also other key areas.

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Uttering propaganda and cliches isn't a strategy of integrity.

President Assad isn't a war criminal, he & the Syrian Arab Army and their allies defended Syrian civilians against the terrorist factions which Stein's government funded & armed in Syria.

President Putin isn't a war criminal. He exercised immense restraint, constantly urging Ukraine to adhere to the Minsk agreements (which both Ukraine & its Western backers NEVER intended to adhere to, we learned) & telling NATO to stop threatening Russia. He waited until the latest possible before finally launching the Special Military Operation.

Do some research, Stein. Your ignorance and ignorant Tulis Gabbard-like statements do not flatter you.
I don't for a moment believe Stein will actually do some research & reconsider her idiocy.

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rumble.com/v5fjhrh-jacque…
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Been smeared for years because since 2014 I reported from on the ground in Syria what Syrian civilians were enduring under the terrorism funded & backed by the West.
2014, 1 month after Homs was liberated

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