- Syria’s Assad blames ‘terrorism’ for regime collapse in first statement since defeat ABC News
- Syria’s Assad Says He Fought to the End The Wall Street Journal
- Assad claims he wished to keep fighting as Syrian regime fell but Russians evacuated him – Middle East crisis live The Guardian
- Middle East latest: Assad says he wanted to stay in Syria but Russia evacuated him Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3
- LIVE: Al-Assad denies ‘planned’ Syria departure, says he wanted to fight Al Jazeera English