{"id":95997,"date":"2023-08-10T15:01:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/president-assad-fleeing-syria-was-never-on-the-cards\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T15:01:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:01:15","slug":"president-assad-fleeing-syria-was-never-on-the-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/president-assad-fleeing-syria-was-never-on-the-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"President Assad: &#8216;Fleeing Syria was never on the cards&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dfY42mqbNKc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"President Assad: 'Fleeing Syria was never on the cards'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dfY42mqbNKc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Syria&#8217;s President Bashar Assad insists he had no intention of leaving the country during the height of the civil war.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to Sky News Arabia, Assad blamed the war on outside powers and said he would have left the country if his people had called for it.<\/p>\n<p>Half of Syria&#8217;s 23 million residents were displaced by the war, with five million of them leaving the country. <\/p>\n<p>Assad and his regime are considered pariah by the West but are slowing being brought into the fold by other countries in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Full story: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/syrias-president-assad-would-welcome-home-refugees-12936973<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syria&#8217;s President Bashar Assad insists he had no intention of leaving the country during the height of the civil war. 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