Putin ignored Assad: the media told the details of the escape of Syria Expature

The media sources told how the problems of the surrounding countries were consulted of problems in Syria, and eventually saw that the authorities of Assad would not work out, as the rebels were too successful. The New York Times told about the events of December 7-8 and the Kremlin's reaction. Journalists spoke with anonymous sources that were surrounded by the then President of Syria Bashar al -Assad, with the Syrian military, with the top officials of the administration.

They told about contacts, negotiations and confusion that took place in the last days of his reign. As it turned out, the Assad told a message from the military leadership, which assured that retreat to the capital of Damascus is a tactical move that the rebels would be trapped. On the other hand, there were appeals to foreign governments with a request for help: the Syrian head asked to find a way of peaceful separation of power between him and the rebels.

At the same time, the anonymous insiders of the media assure, he failed to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin: the Russian ignored all attempts to call him. "The insider of the palace and the Turkish official said that the Russian leader stopped receiving his calls," journalists wrote. Assad, in addition to the Russian Federation, addressed the governments of Iran and Iraq, reported sources of journalists. Iran advised to take time and promise a peaceful transfer of power.

Meanwhile, the Syrian leader threatened Iraq: he said that this country would have problems because of war in Syria. The politician has rejected both countries, the article is said. "The highest leadership of Iran-the Prime Minister, the President and Speaker of Parliament-everyone refused. The officials in Tehran came to the conclusion that Assad would not survive," the media wrote.

As the media found out, Assad's assistants to the last assumed that he seemed to agree to share power with the rebels. On December 7, Assad was to speak, and the defense of the capital, as he said, was strengthened thanks to the armored division under the command of the Macher Assad's brother. However, there was no appeal, as the President secretly flew to Moscow, and his brother fled through the desert to Iraq.

The assistants, meanwhile, stayed in the palace for several hours, waiting for the appeal, but then "after midnight fled", said the unnamed media interlocutor. At the same time, the military who guarded the Assad Palace, until the last, did not know what was happening. Finally, on the night of December 7 to December 8, Syrians who lived nearby heard the exclamations that they should be fleeing immediately. One of the interlocutors of journalists said that President of Syria had betrayed everyone.

"He has deceived us. He still has some popularity among his people? No, on the contrary. He betrayed us," the insider said. Journalists listed the reasons why Syria's army was so weak. In particular, due to the poor economic situation, the soldiers received too small salaries ($ 30), the units were filled with poorly trained term, who could not fight the drones, who operated the opposition forces of the rebels.

"They told us that the rebels would arrive in Damascus by Saturday, and there is no plan to fight. Syria people and army are not ready for another war. It all ended," the journalists of the word unnamed interlocutor. It should be noted that the uprising against the authorities of Bashar Assad began on September 27 and ended on December 8.

During the first two or three days, the insurgents took control of the most Syrian city of Aleppo, then moved south to the side of the cities of Ham, Homs and the capital of Damascus. The onset of different species of opposition forces was on two sides, while the military of the Russian Federation, which previously held the power of Assad, did little to stop the movement of the rebels. We remind that on December 3 on the CNN portal reported that Bashar Assad's wife wants to part with him.