Bashar al-Assad and his family fled Syria on December 8 following an 11-day rebel offensive led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), after years of civil war triggered by his violent crackdown on anti-government protests in 2011. The conflict has claimed the lives of over 500,000 people and displaced more than half of the country's population.

Assad, the wife of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is reportedly fighting leukemia, a serious blood cancer. She is said to have a 50-50 chance of survival. Asma is currently isolated to protect her from infections while undergoing treatment,

Assad, has filed for divorce and expressed her desire to return to the United Kingdom, reports The Jerusalem Post quoting Turkish and Arab media sources.

Assad’s wife, Asma al-Assad has sought a divorce. This comes less than a month after the president and his family flew out of Syria after rebels linked to Hayat Tahrir-al Shams (HTS) were about to enter the capital of Damascus.

Russia scrambled to shoot down claims that exiled dictator Bashar al-Assad’s London-born wife Asma filed for divorce and wants to leave with her children to the UK. Turkish media dropped a bombshell report on Saturday that Asma al-Assad,

Assad’s British wife is reportedly planning to divorce him and move back to the UK. The Assads fled to Russia earlier in December after their regime in Syria was finally toppled during an offensive the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) forces.