The Wall Street Journal according to Syrian officials, reported that Bashar al-Assad ordered his forces to defend Damascus as the armed opposition approached the city on Saturday.
It added, "By late Saturday, Assad had disappeared and did not appear in any speech, with his government having no idea of his whereabouts." The report also noted, "The Syrian government, along with the rest of the world, learned that he had fled the country hours before the armed opposition reached it."
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