The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that President Bashar Assad of Syria has stepped down as Syria’s president and left the country after issuing instructions for a peaceful transition of power.
Moscow stated it was not involved in the negotiations leading to his decision and called on all parties in Syria to avoid violence and pursue a political resolution.
Russia confirmed its military bases in Syria are on high alert but reported no immediate threats.
This comes after the Terrorist organization known as HTS took-up arms and began attacking major cities in Syria. They were joined by the Syrian Defense Force (SDF) – a rag-tag group of radicals supported and supplied by the West. HTS and SDF were also joined by another group of violent whack-jobs, calling themselves the Free Syrian Army (FSA).
HTS is the successor group to the Al-Nusra Front, part of the…
