Turkey – Fidan: If Israel does not respect Syria’s sovereignty, then there are “other means” to ensure it
"Israel is trying to impose itself on a sovereign country without any justification... this is unacceptable," said the Turkish Foreign Minister
Bashar al-Assad: First statements after his fall – “I had no plans to leave, I stayed in Syria until the morning of December 8th”
The ousted president claimed he left Syria because the Russian military base he was at was attacked by a drone
FT report: Assad moves $250 million of Syrian funds to Moscow
A total of 2 tons of $100 and €500 banknotes were sent to Moscow between 2018 and 2019, while members of the Assad family were buying luxury apartments in Russia