Syrian Airlines, the national carrier of the Middle Eastern country of Syria, has reportedly completed the process of removing all images of former President Bashar al-Assad from its official website. The move comes after the overthrowing of the Assad regime in the country over the weekend of December 7 and 8, 2024, by militia forces linked to the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Islamic movement.   

Assad is reported to have fled the country on December 7, 2024, by private jet as HTS forces approached the capital city of Damascus having already seized control of Syria’s secondary cities of Homs and Aleppo in recent days. Assad arrived in Moscow with his wife and children, along with several of his former officials where they have been granted political asylum by President Putin. 

Syrian Airlines’ website homepage previously displayed an image of Assad disembarking from one of its aircraft. However, this imagery has been removed with the homepage now displaying images of flight crews and an Airbus A340 aircraft departing, wearing the carrier’s blue and white livery albeit still displaying the former Assad-era version of the national flag. This has since been replaced by the ‘Independence Flag’ which features three red rather than two green stars in its center.  

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