Rebels Surround Damascus, Syrian Presidency Denies Claims Assad And Family Fled Capital. Israel Monitors Situation

The Syrian Presidency is refuting rumors claiming that Assad fled the capital with his family, and said that the reports are being spread by foreign outlets to "mislead and influence" the population.

BEIRUT - Rebel forces have now reached the outskirts of Damascus, the capital of Syria, with the country's state media denying rumors that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country and is instead is "assuming his work, national and constitutional tasks from the capital, Damascus".

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The Syrian Presidency is refuting a report by the Telegraph claiming that Assad fled the capital with his family, and said that the reports are being spread by foreign outlets in order to "mislead and influence" the Syrian population.

“some foreign media outlets are spreading rumors and false news about President Bashar al-Assad leaving Damascus, or making quick visits to one country or another," the statement from the country's Presidency said.

It added, "The Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic denies all these rumors and points out their blatant goals and confirms that they are not new, but rather these outlets have previously followed this pattern of attempts to mislead and influence the Syrian state and society throughout the past years of the war".

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