Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is granted asylum in Russia

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*Terrorists loot key institutions in Damascus. *Israel takes control of Syrian military base. teleSUR

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00:00We begin with the information. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Moscow with his family

00:05on Sunday after being granted political asylum in Russia, according to local media reports.

00:11The media has confirmed that the head of state arrived on humanitarian grounds after militants

00:16from terrorist organizations launched a major offensive in Syria against government forces

00:22on Saturday. The groups entered the country's capital, Damascus, taking government institutions

00:28together with key media headquarters, effectively ceasing power in the country. In this context,

00:34the Russian Foreign Ministry urged all parties involved to renounce the use of violence

00:39and resolve governance issues by political means.

00:48And after the terrorist takeover in Syria, the extremist groups have been looting and robbing

00:54several institutions throughout the capital, Damascus. This way, local news outlets informed

01:00the groups struck the central bank of Syria, transferring parts of the money from and to

01:07unknown destinations, while another sum was extracted in cash on bags. At the same time,

01:13the Iranian embassy was vandalized, with diplomats fleeing the building to protect their lives. In

01:19addition, rebel groups entered the area of Shaheeda Segnev and looted the shrine of Sayyeda

01:25Sainab, grandson of the Prophet, a sacred place for many Syrians. During the incident, they set

01:32on fire the tomb and the flames spread to adjacent buildings, affecting various infrastructures.

01:39In this context, the Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed al-Jalili

01:42addressed the country and called citizens to spread security and think rationally.

01:57Dear Syrians, who are dear to my heart, and who I am to you and you are to me. I am at home. I did

02:05not leave it, because I belong to this country, and I do not know any other country other than

02:12my homeland. In these times when people feel anxiety and fear, although they are all king

02:18in this country and its institutions and facilities, I am king on the public facilities of the state,

02:24which does not belong to me and does not belong to anyone else, but belongs to all Syrians.

02:32Therefore, we extend our hand to all Syrians who are king on the facilities in this country,

02:37and that is to preserve its facilities. I urge all citizens not to touch any public property,

02:44because in the end, it is their property and I am at home. I did not leave it, and I do not

02:51intend to leave it, except in a peaceful way, to ensure the continuation of the work of public

02:57institutions and facilities of the state, and to spread security and reassurance to the citizens,

03:05that everyone will think rationally, and to think about their homeland and their country.

03:10We extend our hand even to the opponents who extended their hand and ensured that they did

03:15not touch anyone belonging to the Syrian homeland. I have always worked day and night in the private

03:21sector, in the public sector, and in the government, and in front of my eyes,

03:26and in front of my eyes, I see the interest of this country, and the interest of this country,

03:32and we believe in Syria, for all Syrians, and that it is the country of all its people,

03:39and that this country can live in peace."

03:47And also in this scenario, following the seizure of the Syrian capital by armed terrorist groups,

03:52attacks by Israeli forces against military bases were reported in Damascus.

03:57Precisely, the attacks by the Israeli aviation caused a fire in a residential area of the capital,

04:03where state and service offices were located.

04:06In the aftermath of the government takeover by terrorist organizations,

04:10Israel announced the reinforcement of its troops and the entry of military

04:15tanks in the buffer zone of the Syrian Golan Heights and nearby areas.

04:23And the Syrian army authorities reported that Israeli occupation forces took control

04:31of a Syrian military base on Mount Jermon in the Golan Heights.

04:35The takeover took place after Syrian troops withdrew from the area amidst the crisis in

04:41the country following the seizure of power by armed groups. In this regard,

04:45Tel Aviv troops confirmed the deployment in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria,

04:50but without revealing the specific locations.

04:59And the first images of Damascus this Sunday, after the overthrow of the government of Syrian

05:04President Bashar al-Assad, re-edited the events that took place in Libya in the year 2011.

05:10The events of the last few hours in the capital could be the prelude to a dark future for the

05:15Arab nation, now in the hands of terrorist groups, many of them in dispute. In October

05:212011, the US-driven rebellion to overthrow and assassinate the President Muammar Gaddafi

05:27also began with promises of freedom and development. Just like today's images,

05:32terrorists ransacked government headquarters and state institutions.

05:36Months later, the richest nation in North Africa was fragmenting and plunging into a crisis of

05:43violence and poverty that it has not been able to overcome in 13 years with thousands of dead,

05:50missing and displaced people.

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