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Assad Resurfaces in Moscow, Studies Medicine Amid Exile

12/19/2025

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Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian dictator, fled to Moscow after being ousted in November 2024 and is reportedly taking ophthalmology lessons while living with his family.
According to The Guardian, Assad is studying Russian and may practice medicine among Moscow's elite.
Asma al-Assad has recovered from leukemia after receiving treatment in Moscow.
Assad seeks media appearances to share his perspective on his regime's fall and awaits approval from Russian authorities.

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Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian dictator, fled to Moscow after being ousted in November 2024 and is reportedly taking ophthalmology lessons while living with his family.
According to The Guardian, Assad is studying Russian and may practice medicine among Moscow's elite.
Asma al-Assad has recovered from leukemia after receiving treatment in Moscow.
Assad seeks media appearances to share his perspective on his regime's fall and awaits approval from Russian authorities.