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| Former Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad nearly dies from suspected poisoning while hiding in Russia |
| 2025-10-06 |
| [NYPOST] Exiled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was hospitalized recently after being poisoned while hiding out in Russia, according to a human rights watchdog. Got a little too much polonium in his diet, did he? al-Assad, a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was rushed to an emergency room on Sept. 20 in critical condition, but was released nine days later after receiving medical care, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights first reported Thursday. "It appears you got thirteen years of Chemo in one dose. You might die, but it won't be from cancer" He was poisoned while at home in a villa near Moscow that the report claims is heavily guarded by Russian authorities. His movements are restricted, but al-Assad has had many visitors to the villa. ''Whether the poisoning was a result of confusion or more, no one knows,'' reads the report. ''When Bashar al-Assad was admitted to the hospital, he was admitted in an emergency room and in critical condition in intensive care in a private hospital in or near the Moscow suburbs. Related: Bashar al-Assad 10/04/2025 Damascus Military Delegation (HTS) in Moscow Bashar al-Assad 10/02/2025 Former Syrian president Bashar Assad 'is hospitalised by poisoning assassination attempt', respected rights group says Bashar al-Assad 09/13/2025 IDF says it nabbed suspected terror cells working for Iran’s IRGC in Syria Related: Vladimir Putin 10/04/2025 WSJ: Ukraine has built a 50-kilometer-long belt of fortresses in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR Vladimir Putin 10/04/2025 Putin's secret space weapon: Kremlin's mysterious Cosmos 2553 satellite 'is fitted with dummy warhead' in 'forerunner to nuke that could wipe out rival spacecraft and cause chaos on Earth' Vladimir Putin 10/04/2025 US to Provide Ukraine Intelligence for Missile Strikes Deep Inside Russia: WSJ Related: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: 2025-10-02 Former Syrian president Bashar Assad 'is hospitalised by poisoning assassination attempt', respected rights group says Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: 2025-09-30 Eastern Aleppo on edge amid tit-for-tat attacks, military buildup Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: 2025-09-18 Israel presented Syria with detailed proposal for new security agreement – report |
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