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There is an atmosphere of chaos in the Middle East country Syria after the capture by rebels. President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin has given shelter to Assad and his family in Moscow. After the occupation of Syria, rebel fighters entered Rashtrapati Bhavan. People looted extensively. They picked up the valuables and took them to their home. During this time, the immense wealth and treasures of Bashir al-Assad were also revealed. According to the report of ‘The Sun’, 200 kg of gold, a collection of luxury cars, a cache of weapons, luxury goods and countless dollars and euros have been found with Bashir al-Assad.
It is being claimed that the amount of treasure possessed by Bashar al-Assad is more than the annual budget of Syria. In some media reports, claims are also being made that when the people of Syria were dying of hunger, then President Assad was filling his treasury. There is no official data available yet on how much money and gold Assad took with him while leaving Syria. Meanwhile, videos and photos of Assad’s palace are going viral, in which his luxury car collection and treasure are shown.
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Let us know what came out of Bashir al-Assad’s personal palace and Rashtrapati Bhavan:-
How much property does Assad have?
Quoting the British intelligence service MI6, it has been told in the Saudi newspaper Elaw that by the year 2023, the total wealth of the Assad family will be 200 tons of gold, a collection of luxury cars, 16 billion dollars and 5 billion euros. Assad’s family has accumulated this wealth through various activities like drug smuggling, arms trade, drug trafficking and extortion racket.
Some of the guns Assad left behind as he fled the presidential palace that is now in the hands of rebel fighters.
I imagine he and those close to him walked through this section of the palace and thought: “We have enough ammo! We are invincible! Nothing can shake us!”… pic.twitter.com/0WGKhf0aLz
— TOKO (@GodwinTOKO) December 8, 2024
Gold FIFA Award received in Palace
After Assad left the country, rebel fighters attacked his palace ‘Qasr al-Shaab’ or ‘People’s Palace’. Many properties of gold and diamonds have been found there. There is also a photo in Assad’s treasury with Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II. This photo has Elizabeth’s signature on it. The fighters also received a gold FIFA award from the palace. In 2005, this award was given to the Syrian national team for participating in the ‘FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands’.
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A room was full of classic and modern paintings
One room of Assad’s palace was filled only with classic and modern paintings. This room had a collection of art pieces, precious and carved utensils and flower vases.
Gold work in plates and drawers of shelves
It seems that Assad had a special love for gold. Many such home decor items have been found in his palace, which are made of gold or have gold work done on them. Assad’s dinner plates are gold. He used to drink water in a gold glass. Even the drawers of his cabinets are made of gold. The luggage storage boxes are also made of gold or ultra luxurious material.
महार आस्द में दिम्स्कह
I am afraid of the people digging ten meters under the ground pic.twitter.com/BSMpzmplOy
— Abdullah Almousa (@Abu_Orwa91) December 8, 2024
See Assad’s car collection
Bashir al-Assad’s car collection includes Audi and Ferrari, Rolls Royce Phantom, Aston Martin DB7, Ferrari F40, Ferrari F430, Mercedes Benz SLS AMG, Audi R8. There are also more than a dozen Mercedes-Benz coupes and many BMWs. Assad also has a Ferrari F 40, which is worth more than 3 million dollars.
This is reportedly Bashar Assad’s garage, where he kept his luxury cars while his people suffered in poverty. pic.twitter.com/E3dq40fzCN
— Clash Report (@clashreport) December 8, 2024
How did Assad create so much wealth?
According to the report of Israeli website Ynet, a drug named Captagon is also said to be behind Assad’s immense wealth. Captagon is very popular in Arab countries. It is called the poor man’s cocaine. Most of this drug is exported from Syria. The Assad government was earning more than $5 billion every year from Captagon. Asad’s brother looked after this business. Along with the Syrian Army and the Assad family, Iran and Hezbollah also had a share in the earnings from this. According to the report, the Assad family has earned about Rs 4 lakh 81 thousand 199 crore in just one year from one Captagon pill.
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How did the coup happen in Syria?
-Civil war is going on in Syria since 2011. After Assad took power, the number of opponents increased.
-On November 27, conflict began between the Syrian army and rebels.
– On December 1, the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham i.e. HTS captured Aleppo, its largest city.
– On December 5, HTS captured the city of Hama in Syria.
– Daraa was captured on 6 December and Homs city on 7 December.
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Syria’s Central Bank is being looted in Damascus and people carry out huge bags of money and valuables.
The smart people did not go to Assad’s palace for chandeliers, but to the bank for cash and gold! pic.twitter.com/hmPFagIEuh
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) December 8, 2024
-On December 8, rebel groups started moving towards the capital Damascus. During this time, Assad left the country with his family.
-On the same day, rebels entered Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament House. Looted a lot. They looted the goods there and took it to their home.
-Rebels in Syria celebrated with guns on the streets. Rebel women also celebrated on the streets.
-After the coup, thousands of people were seen fleeing the country. Long queues of vehicles were seen.
-During this period, rebels also attacked the Iranian Embassy in Damascus.
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