Conflicting news about Bashar al-Assad’s fate; Assad’s plane disappears from radar.
According to Al Jazeera, the specialized website Flight Radar, which is responsible for tracking international flights, announced that a Syrian plane, believed to be carrying Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, left Damascus airport before the terrorist elements entered Damascus.
According to the specialized website, the plane flew to the northwest of Syria and then circled near Homs before disappearing from radar.
There is no exact information yet about the fate of the plane and whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was on board.
The mysterious circumstances surrounding Assad’s disappearance have led to widespread speculation, with some theories suggesting his plane was shot down as he attempted to flee the country.
Social media speculation grew intense after open-source flight trackers revealed that the last plane to leave Damascus was an Illyushin-76 aircraft, flight number Syrian Air 9218, which is believed to have been carrying Assad.
The flight took off shortly before the rebel fighters seized the capital’s airport. According to flight data, the plane initially flew east before veering north. However, its signal disappeared shortly afterward as it circled over Homs.
Rebel forces, who declared Damascus “free” on Sunday, claim that Assad fled the city as opposition fighters stormed the capital. Since then, the Syrian leader has not been seen or heard from publicly, prompting further speculation about his fate.