A plane taking off from Damascus is suspected to have crashed

On December 8, according to a report by Reuters on December 8, flight tracking website Flightradar data showed that a Syrian Airlines Il-76 (call sign SYR9218) took off from Damascus airport when the capital Damascus was rumored to be occupied by rebel forces. The plane initially flew to the Syrian coastal area, which is the base camp of Assad's Alawite faction, but suddenly turned around halfway, flew in the opposite direction for a few minutes, and eventually disappeared from the map. Reuters said it could not immediately identify the people on board. Reuters earlier reported that two senior Syrian military officers familiar with the situation told the media on the 8th that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had boarded the plane and left Damascus, and his whereabouts were unknown. < br > < img src = "https://flash-scdn.jin10.com/fa6a5834-b461-4785-a613-98c54dd24541.jpg" referrerpolicy = "no-referrer" >