He dismissed comparisons made by critics to ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, stating, ‘If they think I’m Assad, and that I’ll run away somewhere, I will not’

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on Tuesday said he would not flee in the face of demonstrations against his administration.

Assad to flee Syria with Moscow having become convinced that he would lose against the insurgents rapidly advancing on Damascus, sources have said. Moscow offered Mr Assad a safe exit if he left the country immediately as the rebel forces led by former al-Qaeda offshoot Hayat Tahir al-Sham (HTS) approached,