On November 27, Wednesday, armed opposition groups in Syria launched an operation that overthrew the 61-year-old Baath regime in just 12 days without any conflict. ESAD AND HIS SOLDIERS FLEDAfter the regime was overthrown, Bashar al-Assad fled the country seeking refuge in Russia, while many soldiers sought refuge in neighboring countries. THEY FLED TO IRAQ AFTER THE REGIME WAS OVERTHROWNHundreds of soldiers took refuge in Iraq after control in Syria passed to the opposition led by HTS, while the district governor of Rutba in Anbar province, near the Syrian border, Imad al-Duleymi, reported that 2,100 soldiers belonging to the Syrian army had sought refuge in the district. "THEY SETTLED IN THE AIRPORT"Providing information about the situation of the soldiers, al-Duleymi stated that the soldiers were settled at Marsanat Airport, located 70 kilometers from Rutba district. STRIKING MOVE FROM THE IRAQI GOVERNMENTFollowing the statements, as the escape of Syrian soldiers continued, a striking decision came from the Iraqi government today. According to the latest information reported by Reuters, Iraq has started to send back the soldiers of the Assad regime who sought refuge in their country to Syria.
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