Assad Left Syria, Gave Instruction ‘To Transfer Power Peacefully’ – Russia

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Assad Left Syria, Gave Instruction ‘To Transfer Power Peacefully’ – Russia

 

President Bashar al-Assad has left Syria, Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement Sunday.

Assad “decided to leave the presidential post and left the country, giving instructions to transfer power peacefully,” the statement said, adding that “Russia did not participate in these negotiations.”

“The Russian Federation is in contact with all groups of the Syrian opposition,” it said.