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Assad assured troops that Russian help was coming — then he fled to Moscow: ‘Didn’t even make a last stand’
Assad’s cousins, Ehab and Eyad Makhlouf, were also left behind, with Syria’s rebel forces reporting that they were captured trying to flee for Lebanon. Ehad was allegedly shot and killed ...
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Misled army with promises of Russian aid: Assad’s final hours in Syria before rebel takeover
Meanwhile, Assad's maternal cousins, Ehab and Eyad Makhlouf, attempted to flee but were ambushed by rebels—Ehab was reportedly killed and Eyad wounded. Assad's sudden departure, alongside the ...