US EditionEx-Syrian President Bashar Assad in 'Poisoning Assassination Attempt' in Moscow: report
Bashar al-Assad was hospitalized in critical condition after a poisoning attempt in exile under Russian protection and released stable after nine days, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
- On Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory reported that former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was poisoned in Moscow and spent nine days in intensive care after being rushed to a private hospital on September 20.
- After being ousted ten months ago, Bashar al-Assad fled Syria and has lived under Vladimir Putin's protection in a heavily guarded villa near Moscow since December 8, 2024.
- The report claims the operation sought to embarrass the Russian government, with tests showing poison in Assad's system and only Maher al-Assad and Mansour Azzam allowed hospital access during a major security operation.
- Refusing Damascus's extradition demand, Moscow has kept Bashar al-Assad in Russia while Russian officials have not issued public comments, leaving his future uncertain.
- Amid comparisons to past cases, analysts noted parallels to Alexei Navalny and Sergei Skripal, while this remains Assad's second alleged attempt in ten months lacking independent verification.
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The former Syrian leader, who has been in exile in Russia for almost a year, is said to have been the victim of an attempt to poison him on 20 September, according to the Syrian Human Rights Observatory (OSFH).
"It is not clear whether poisoning results from an error or deliberate act"
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Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ‘poisoned’ in Russia?
Following the 2011 protests, Assad's regime faced a civil war marked by brutal crackdowns and chemical weapon use. The UN reported one million refugees returned to Syria after Assad's fall in December 2024, while agencies struggle to provide sufficient aid amid ongoing challenges.
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