In Moscow, an opposition flag was planted over the Syrian embassy

An opposition flag was raised over the Syrian Embassy in Moscow. This was reported by Izvestiya correspondent from the scene on December 9.

The footage shows the opposition flag being hoisted up the flagpole to applause and cheers.

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The day before, the Syrian flag was removed from the country's embassy in Moscow. It was also reported that a plaque indicating the name of the diplomatic mission was missing. In addition, a homemade flag of the opposition was displayed on the building of the honorary consulate of Syria in St. Petersburg.

On the same day, it became known that former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was in Moscow with his family. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, he resigned as head of state.

Also on December 8, the AFP news agency reported about a fire in Assad's presidential palace in Damascus. The National Coalition of Revolutionary and Opposition Forces of Syria said it was working on the formation of a "transitional governing body."

On November 29, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called the opposition's activation part of a U.S. plan amid Israel's defeat in Lebanon. The White House denied its involvement in the events.

Earlier, on November 28, armed formations attacked the territory controlled by the Syrian government in the provinces of Aleppo and Idlib.