New details about the situation in Syria have become known.
There is a high probability that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown by militants, could have died in a plane crash.
This was reported by Reuters, citing its own sources.

Recall that earlier it was reported that an Il-76 aircraft had disappeared from radars in the Damascus area. It is assumed that this was the aircraft on which the ex-president left the capital after the rebels entered it.
According to Flightradar, the plane disappeared from radar shortly after takeoff.
It has been suggested that the plane's transponder was switched off, but experts are more likely to believe that the plane Assad was allegedly on was shot down.
The further fate of the plane that disappeared from radar remains unknown, and the location of the Syrian head of state has not been specified.
The Prime Minister of the Republic, Mohammed Ghazi Al-Jalali, stated that he did not know where the president was.