Overview

• The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports Assad was poisoned at a heavily guarded villa near Moscow and taken in critical condition to a private hospital on September 20.
• He was treated in intensive care for nine days before being released, according to the watchdog.
• The report states only the perpetrators would know whether the operation sought to kill Assad or to embarrass the Russian government.
• Russian officials have not issued any public comment on the allegation.
• The reporting follows news that Syrian authorities issued an international arrest warrant for Assad, and one outlet notes claims that Asma al-Assad has filed for divorce.