{"id":2378149,"date":"2024-12-09T17:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T22:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assad-hides-from-public-view-as-family-claims-asylum-in-russia\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T17:09:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T22:09:33","slug":"assad-hides-from-public-view-as-family-claims-asylum-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assad-hides-from-public-view-as-family-claims-asylum-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Assad hides from public view as family claims asylum in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fassad-hides-from-public-view-as-family-claims-asylum-in-russia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2378149&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article \u200bdiscusses the current \u200bsituation\u200c of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, who \u2062has reportedly gone into hiding and has not appeared in public or on camera\u2062 for over a\u200c week. This silence comes amidst \u2064the turmoil surrounding the downfall of his regime. After fleeing Damascus, Assad and his family have sought refuge\u200d in Moscow,\u200d where they were granted asylum on humanitarian grounds. The\u200c details concerning their living arrangements and Assad&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-bother-mike-pence-hints-at-2024-run-after-betraying-president-trump-his-voters-and-america\/\" title=\"Why Bother? Mike Pence Hints at 2024 Run After Betraying President Trump, His Voters and America\">political future<\/a> remain unclear<\/a>, though \u200dit \u200cis indeed noted that his rescue was\u2062 arranged at \u200cthe personal request of Russian\u200b President Vladimir Putin.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Assad hides from public view as his family settles into life under Putin&rsquo;s protection<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1907182\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Syrian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bashar-al-assad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bashar Assad<\/a> has not been seen on camera in over a week, staying virtually silent throughout the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3253556\/syria-falls-looting-celebrations-mark-end-over-half-century-assad-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">downfall of his regime<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The deposed dictator and his family escaped the capital city of Damascus on Sunday and made their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3253684\/assad-safe-moscow-russia-offers-deposed-leader-asylum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">flight to Moscow<\/a>, where he was taken in on humanitarian grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Assad&rsquo;s living arrangements, political future, and treatment by his new hosts are unknown &mdash; but officials have confirmed that the rescue of the fallen tyrant was made at the personal behest of Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-for-alleged-bomb-threats-in-pittsburgh\/\" title=\"Man arrested for alleged bomb threats in Pittsburgh\">photo released<\/a> on the Telegram page of the Syrian presidency shows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and Syrian President Bashar Assad meeting in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (Syrian Presidency Telegram page via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Such decisions can&rsquo;t be taken without the head of state. It was [Putin&rsquo;s] decision,&rdquo; Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state outlet <em>Tass<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesman was tight-lipped about the details of Assad&rsquo;s arrangements and where he will be lodged.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As for President Assad&rsquo;s whereabouts, I&rsquo;ve got nothing to tell you,&rdquo; Peskov said. &ldquo;What happened [in Syria] has surprised the whole world. And in this case, we are no exception.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Assad is a longtime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ally of Putin<\/a>, and the two have shared a friendly relationship for decades. He and his family will likely be given luxurious quarters by the Russian government.<\/p>\n<p>Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, a Russian asset who was ousted from power in 2014, fled to Moscow and was granted protection.<\/p>\n<p>A 2017 investigation by anti-Kremlin Russian outlet <em>Meduza<\/em> claimed to track Yanukovych to a sprawling compound in Bakovka owned by the Interior Ministry. Surrounded by immense brick walls and thick forest, the former world leader&rsquo;s purported accommodations appear generous if rather severe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Syrian President Bashar Assad watch troops marching at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria, on Dec. 11, 2017. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Askar Akayev, the first leader of modern Kyrgyzstan, was similarly invited to start over in Russia after protesters stormed his residence in 2005 and chased him out of the country. He has since been living a more subdued life, working as a professor at Moscow State University.<\/p>\n<p>The Assad family is believed to be worth in excess of $1 billion and will likely be able to sustain their lifestyle without Russian charity.<\/p>\n<p>As a now-stateless person, it is possible the Kremlin will choose to give the Assad family Russian citizenship and passports.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former National Security Agency contractor and American whistleblower Edward Snowden was granted Russian citizenship by Putin in 2022 after almost a decade of asylum. Though Snowden publicly affirmed his self-identity as an American, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kremlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kremlin-provided<\/a> passport gave him greater security after a series of extensions on his political asylum.<\/p>\n<p>Assad has not made any addresses or issued any public statements since the collapse of his government last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1907182\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1907182\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assad remains out of sight as his family adjusts to life in Russia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2378150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24344519755448.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[18545,6560,46448,46447,4280],"class_list":["post-2378149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assad","tag-asylum","tag-family-claims","tag-public-view","tag-russia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24344519755448.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378149"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378153,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378149\/revisions\/2378153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}