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The aircraft carrying ousted Bashar al-Assad to Russia did not pass through Turkish airspace, official sources confirmed Monday.
According to sources, Turkish airspace requires prior permission for transit, and no such request was made by the aircraft transporting Assad and his family to Moscow.
A defaced portrait of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad stands in a ransacked government security facility, in Damascus, on December 8, 2024. - Islamist-led rebels declared on December 8, that they have taken the Syrian capital in a lightning offensive, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP)" alt="Assad's plane did not use Turkish airspace while fleeing Syria, say sources">
A defaced portrait of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad stands in a ransacked government security facility, in Damascus, on December 8, 2024. - Islamist-led rebels declared on December 8, that they have taken the Syrian capital in a lightning offensive, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP)
Assad's departure followed the renewed outbreak of fighting between Syrian opposition groups and regime forces on Nov. 27.
The opposition forces swiftly took control of Damascus, leading to the collapse of the Baath Party regime, which had ruled Syria since 1963.
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