Assad, the wife of ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad, is being held in isolation as her condition worsens. According to the British press, doctors have given Assad, who has severe leukemia, a 50 percent chance of survival. Assad is being kept away from other people and cannot be in the same room with anyone to prevent infection.
Asma Assad, of British origin, is being kept away from other people and cannot be in the same room with anyone to prevent infection.
Her father, Fawaz Akhras, is caring for his daughter in Moscow and has been described as “heartbroken” by sources in direct contact with the family.
The Syrian presidency announced in May this year that the then-first lady had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, an aggressive form of cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood.
Assad had previously been treated for breast cancer and announced in August 2019 that she had fully recovered from the disease after a year of treatment.
Her leukemia is believed to have returned after a period of remission.
Another source in contact with the family in Moscow said: “When leukemia comes back, it is very bad. She has been in half shape for the last few weeks.”
Assad, 49, a dual Syrian-British citizen, is thought to have flown to Moscow for treatment sometime before the fall of Damascus.
The statement comes after reports that he is fed up with the restrictions imposed on him in Moscow, is receiving treatment in London and wants a divorce.
The Assads have not commented on the reports, but the Kremlin has since denied the divorce claims.
This week, shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick said: “His wife is in the UK “Returning to a life of luxury would be an insult to Assad’s millions of victims,” he said.
