They tried to poison Bashar Assad in Moscow. According to Dzen.ru, he is in serious condition, but survived. It is not yet clear whether the crime was political or related to a family conflict, as his wife tried to divorce him and leave for London, which Assad was against.
The poison used to poison the former leader of Syria has not yet been found. It is known that he had difficulty breathing and lost consciousness. The news comes amid rumors that Assad's wife, Asma, wants a divorce. Therefore, until now, different hypotheses have been put forward as to who tried to kill the former president, political opponents, or is it about a conflict in the family?
Asma al-Assad was born in London in 1975. Her family is from Homs, her father is a doctor, her mother is a diplomat. Asma graduated from a London girls' school and received honors degrees in computer technology and French literature from the University of London.She worked in banking, also in New York. She returned to Syria in November 2000 and married Bashar al-Assad, who became the country's president in July of that year.
Asma's parents live in the U.K. She is said to have planned to go to them after fleeing Syria, but Bashar did everything in her power not to let her go. On the night of December 7-8, they arrived in Moscow by Il-76T plane.
However, there is a much greater possibility that the poisoning was an assassination attempt by Syrian political opponents. Assad, 59, sought medical attention and then almost immediately began to "cough violently and suffocate." Assad is now being treated in his apartment. Now his condition has stabilized, but remains critical.
