- Bashar al-Assad releases first statement since fleeing to Russia BBC.com
- Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad issues first statement since leaving Syria NBC News
- Syria’s Assad blames ‘terrorism’ for regime collapse in first statement since defeat ABC News
- Al-Assad Wanted to Stay in Syria and Fight, Statement Says The New York Times
- Assad claims he wished to keep fighting as Syrian regime fell but Russians evacuated him – Middle East crisis live The Guardian