If Assad falls....
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Interesting piece on what now and Russia's declining influence.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yd0zz5edqo
Although not confirmed this is actually from Assad
Assad's reported statement was put on the Telegram channel belonging to the Syrian presidency on Monday, although it is not clear who currently controls it - or whether he wrote it.
In it he says that, as the Syrian capital fell to rebels, he went to a Russian military base in Latakia province "to oversee combat operations" only to see that Syrian troops had abandoned positions.
Hmeimim airbase had also come under "intensified attack by drone strikes" and the Russians had decided to airlift him to Moscow, he says.
