Did Asma al-Assad file for divorce to go into exile in the UK?
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Want to get the latest news to your inbox? Sign-up here for our newsletters The claim:Asma al-Assad, the wife of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, reportedly filed for divorce to leave Russia for the United Kingdom. This claim has been making the rounds on social media since Sunday, while many speculations around the Assad family have regularly appeared in the regional press since the fall of the regime, which was made official on Dec. 8, and the flight of the former dictator and his relatives shortly before the capture of Damascus by Syrian rebels led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Who is behind the claim?This rumor appeared last Friday in several Turkish new outlets before making headlines in other British, Russian, Arab and even the Israeli press. "Divorce request has become a hot topic: Who is Asma, Bashar...
Want to get the latest news to your inbox? Sign-up here for our newsletters The claim:Asma al-Assad, the wife of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, reportedly filed for divorce to leave Russia for the United Kingdom. This claim has been making the rounds on social media since Sunday, while many speculations around the Assad family have regularly appeared in the regional press since the fall of the regime, which was made official on Dec. 8, and the flight of the former dictator and his relatives shortly before the capture of Damascus by Syrian rebels led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Who is behind the claim?This rumor appeared last Friday in several Turkish new outlets before making headlines in other British, Russian, Arab and even the Israeli press. "Divorce request has become a hot topic: Who is Asma,...
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