US EditionOperation Assad: the air mission to smuggle the Syrian despot's valuables
- In December, an Embraer jet made four trips between Damascus and Abu Dhabi before Assad's regime fell.
- Facing sanctions for repressing pro-democracy protests, Assad sought to protect his assets.
- The jet, tail number C5-SKY, carried cash, valuables, documents, and personnel out of Syria.
- Sources claim the jet held at least $500,000, plus intelligence about "The Group": Assad's network.
- Syria's new government seeks to recover funds, as Assad was granted asylum in Russia.
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A secret aerial plan orchestrated by the dictator's inner circle carried gold, cash and works of art outside Syria, in a maneuver that exposes the regime's efforts to protect its wealth amid international isolation
Operation Assad: air mission to smuggle Syria despot’s valuables
As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping the corporate web behind his wealth. Yasar Ibrahim, the president's top economic adviser, arranged the leasing of the plane to transport Assad's treasured assets, relatives, aides and presidential palace personnel to the United Arab Emirates aboard four fl…
Operation Assad: The Air Mission To Smuggle Syrian Despot's Valuables
As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping the corporate web behind his wealth.
Colorado Springs Gazette
Operation Assad: the air mission to smuggle the Syrian despot's valuables
By Feras Dalatey, Joanna Plucinska, Reade Levinson, Maha El Dahan
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