Iranian diplomats left Syria before assault on Damuscas embassy foreign ministry tells Tehran Times
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Iranian diplomats left Syria before assault on Damuscas embassy, foreign ministry tells Tehran Times
TEHRAN - Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, informed the Tehran Times on Sunday that Iranian diplomats at Tehran's embassy in Damascus had evacuated the premises prior to an assault by Tahrir al-Sham militants early that morning.
Baghaei confirmed that all Iranian staff are safe and left the embassy before the attackers arrived.
On November 27, terrorists initiated a significant offensive in Syria's northwestern Aleppo province, rapidly gaining ground as the Syrian Army appeared reluctant to engage. By early Sunday, the government of President Bashar al-Assad was reported to have collapsed.
source: tehrantimes.com