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Iran Withdraws Support, Assad Flees Amid Islamist Advance
12/7/2025
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Story summary
- A Syrian military officer said Iran abandoned Bashar al-Assad two days before December 8, 2024.
- Following Aleppo's fall, Iran ceased operations and evacuated about 4,000 fighters.
- Iranian forces that supported Assad since 2011 were ordered to leave Syria on December 5, 2024.
- The Iranian embassy and consulate were deserted by December 6, 2024.
- As Islamist forces advanced toward Damascus, Assad fled to Russia.
