An aircraft, believed to have been carrying Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, took off from Damascus airport around the time rebel forces seized control of the capital. However, it vanished from radar mid-flight.

Reuters reported that a Syrian airplane had departed from Damascus airport around the time rebel forces were said to have taken control of the capital, suggesting Assad may have been onboard.

Reports from Reuters suggest that the ousted president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, may have died in a plane crash. Syrian sources indicate that the plane might have been shot down. On Sunday, Reuters reported a high probability that Bashar al-Assad,

Bashar al-Assad's arrival in Moscow comes amid reports that he may have been killed in a plane crash after a Syrian aircraft went off radar according to data from the Flightradar website, suggesting that the ousted president may have been onboard. However, fresh reports claim that Russia has offered him and his family political asylum.

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As Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus and Bashar al-Assad fled, some social media users claimed a video showed the ousted Syrian president's plane downed and in flames. But the clip is unrelated to the December 2024 offensive ;

Among those evacuated were 44 zaireen (pilgrims) from Jammu & Kashmir stranded in Saida Zainab, a prominent pilgrimage site.

The evacuation, coordinated by the embassies of India in Damascus and Beirut, was put into effect following an assessment of the security situation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.