They published documents in sheets: Esma Assad worked for British intelligence.

After the armed opposition forces entered the capital Damascus in Syria, the 61-year-old Ba'ath regime was overthrown, and Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia with his wife. While the whole world closely followed the developments, claims emerged that Asma al-Assad, who had previously battled breast cancer and recently announced her struggle with lymphoma, wanted to divorce Bashar al-Assad. The Kremlin, in a statement regarding the issue, denied these claims.

BOMB CLAIM ABOUT ASMA AL-ASSAD

Once presented as the modern face of Syria, London-born Asma al-Assad has come to the forefront with different issues besides health problems and divorce claims. UK-based UK Declassified alleged that Asma al-Assad had connections with British intelligence. The published top-secret documents claim that Asma al-Assad was involved in counter-intelligence activities in England in 1994 and had meetings with MI5 officials.

PRIVATE MEETING IN A HOTEL

The first of the published documents contains details about Asma al-Assad's relationships with British intelligence. The document states that Asma al-Assad had a private meeting with Eliza Manningham-Buller, a senior official of the British Secret Service MI5, at the Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel. It was also stated that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad attended the meeting. The documents also mention that Asma al-Assad participated in a private meeting held at her father Dr. Fawaz Al-Akhras's home in Acton in 1994. It emphasized that both military and civilian British officials were present at this meeting, which focused on Syria-Israel relations and regional peace talks.

MONITORED IN ENGLAND

Another significant claim in the documents is that Bashar al-Assad's activities during his education in England were closely monitored by British and Syrian intelligence. The reports indicate that Assad went beyond his academic studies to focus on political issues, and efforts were made to evaluate his future political orientations.

SHOCKING CLAIMS

The documents state that these meetings appeared to be social in nature but actually had a political content. According to the claims, Bashar al-Assad's views on Syria-Israel relations and regional policies were carefully examined, and information was gathered about his potential future orientations. The documents, alleged to belong to Syrian intelligence, bear the signature of Major General Ali Issa Duba, who was the head of the Intelligence Department at the time.