Syria’s former media chief, Kamel Saqr, has revealed new information about ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s final hours before his escape to Russia as well as his last meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.In a Mazeej Studios podcast produced by Al Arabiya, Saqr described the route which he believes al-Assad took to escape as opposition forces made gains on the ground and were approaching the capital Damascus.“I imagine it was from Damascus Airport via a private plane, taking the southern bypass road and then the airport road to reach the airport,” Saqr detailed. The first route was Damascus International Airport to the Russian-operated Hmeimim Airbase.He believes al-Assad waited at the base “for several hours” until his flight to Moscow – second part of the route – was secured.“My information suggests that he stayed at the base for several hours until the plane was secured, prepared, and its