Exiled Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad ‘POISONED’ in ‘assassination bid’ which left him ‘struggling to breathe’ A POISONING attempt has been made on ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, it has been claimed.
The toppled Syrian tyrant has been under Vladimir Putin’s protection in Moscow since December 8 last year.
But online account General SVR — supposedly run by a former top spy in Russia — says he was taken ill on Sunday.
The couple fled the collapse of Syria as Assad's two decades in power were wiped away in a matter of days by rampaging rebels.
Asma, her weedy tyrant husband, and their family are currently living in exile on Moscow.
