Assad family’s ‘secret escape tunnels found under lavish palace in raid by Syrian rebels’ after tyrant’s regime toppled

A video purportedly reveals the interior of the clandestine underground tunnel system belonging to the Assad family, which was unveiled after the oppressive regime was overthrown by rebel groups.

Video apparently captured inside Major General Maher al-Assad’s mansion reveals a white staircase leading down to a vast network of passages.

The footage revealed an enormous staircase leading down underneath the mansion
The footage revealed an enormous staircase leading down underneath the mansion
A sitting room complete with cushy sofas and a coffee table was discovered in the tunnels
A sitting room complete with cushy sofas and a coffee table was discovered in the tunnels
The huge passages had high ceilings and fluorescent lighting
The huge passages had high ceilings and fluorescent lighting
Huge rooms were uncovered in the passages - one was filled with discarded shopping bags
Huge rooms were uncovered in the passages – one was filled with discarded shopping bags

It was reportedly filmed by one of the rebels responsible for storming capital Damascus and looting the Assad homes this weekend.

Astonishing footage shows the tunnel complex with high arched ceilings, fluorescent lighting, electronic doors and huge rooms.

The disturbing footage shows a fully equipped kitchen stocked with Pepsi cans and Tetley tea, a contemporary living area and restroom, as well as abandoned shopping bags.

Maher al-Assad, sibling of the former President Assad who is now living in exile, commanded a specialized division of the Syrian Army and held the rank of major general while his family ruled with extreme brutality.

The video was allegedly filmed underneath his mansion in Damascus.

It was captioned: “Massive tunnel complex beneath Maher Assad’s mansion, wide enough for trucks carrying Captagon and gold to drive through.”

In one of the massive rooms the floor was littered with discarded shopping bags and gift boxes.

One appeared to hold a gold-encrusted wooden box.

Syrian rebels took down the government after 24 years of rule under President Bashar Al-Assad – over a 10-day lightning blitz that culminated yesterday.

Assad fled the capital to Moscow in a plane on Sunday as pal and fellow despot Vladimir Putin offered him refuge.

Thousands of Syrians took to the streets in celebration, firing guns into the air, lighting flares, and waving the rebel flag.

Delighted fighters also posted footage from inside Assad’s presidential palace – celebrating his incredible downfall.

Tea and coffee on the sideboards of the modern kitchen
Tea and coffee on the sideboards of the modern kitchen
What looks like a gold encrusted box uncovered in the underground tunnels
What looks like a gold encrusted box uncovered in the underground tunnels

The rebels ransacked the palace, going from room to room looting items of value including Louis Vuitton and other prized possessions.

One video showed scores of people raiding the cupboards while duvets and linen bed sheets are scattered over the floor.

Someone could be seen holding an orange Louis Vuitton box while others carried bags bulging with stolen items.

It’s thought that dozens of Assad’s luxury vehicles were also seized after militants broke into his garage packed with Mercedes, Ferraris, and Audis.

Militants stormed and looted the Iranian embassy as well as the Italian embassy, while the Iraqi embassy was evacuated to Lebanon.

On Monday morning Syrian rebel forces announced via a televised statement that they had captured Damascus and ousted the Assad regime.

Leader Abu Mohammed al Jolani ordered his fighters to return to their bases from inside the Umayyad Mosque in the capital.

He dubbed the fall of Assad as “a victory to the Islamic nation”.

Meanwhile the US unleashed over 75 precision airstrikes on the country to prevent Islamic terror group ISIS from grasping control.

The US has around 900 troops in Syria, including forces working with Kurdish allies in the northeast, to prevent the resurgence of the terror cult there.

ISIS had created a caliphate across large parts of Syria after the civil war broke out 13 years ago, and at one point controlled a third of the country.

It has since lost a majority of its land and control in the area.

President Joe Biden said: “We will remain vigilant.

“Make no mistake, some of the rebel groups that took down Assad have their own grim record of terrorism and human rights abuses.”

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels on Sunday
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels on Sunday
Looters ransacked Assad's palace going from room to room and searching all over for any prized possessions
Looters ransacked Assad’s palace going from room to room and searching all over for any prized possessions
People celebrate in Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 8
People celebrate in Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 8Credit: AFP
A kitchen was ransacked in the secret passages
A kitchen was ransacked in the secret passages
Abandoned shopping bags and gift boxes littered the floors
Abandoned shopping bags and gift boxes littered the floors
The tunnels included hefty electronic doors
The tunnels included hefty electronic doors
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