"Those who wanted to return have done so": The Foreign Ministry revealed how many Kazakh citizens still remain in Syria.

Alibek Bakaev reported that more than 30 citizens of Kazakhstan are currently in Syria.

"More than 30, if I'm not mistaken, 33 citizens of Kazakhstan. No more. We are in touch with them. There are citizens who live in Syria. Mostly, these are women. They previously married Syrian citizens, had children, and when the revolution began, our consul contacted them to ask if they wanted to return to their homeland. We are doing our utmost to assist those who wish to come back. Those who wanted to return to Kazakhstan have already done so, while those who stayed have remained. But we maintain constant communication with them," he noted.

According to him, 129 individuals have returned from the Middle East and the Gaza Strip, and 69 citizens have returned from Lebanon.

"When we say that we are evacuating only RK citizens, we must also consider that among them are people with children of other nationalities - there are children who returned with their parents," Bakaev summarized.

It is worth noting that on December 8, it became known that the capital of Syria fell into the hands of the rebels less than two weeks after they began their offensive and took control of several major Syrian cities.

Following this, Syrian President Bashar Assad decided to resign from the presidency and leave the country, giving instructions for a peaceful transfer of power.

The Prime Minister of Syria stated that he is ready to take any measures for the "transfer" of power after President Bashar Assad fled Damascus when the rebels entered the capital. Later, several Russian media outlets, citing their own sources, reported that Assad, along with his family, arrived in Moscow. The press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, stated that Vladimir Putin personally made the decision to grant asylum to Bashar Assad.

U.S. President Joe Biden described the events as an "act of justice," saying that now the "long-suffering Syrian people have the opportunity to build a better future for their proud country."

It was later reported that the U.S. and Turkey reached an agreement regarding the resolution of the situation in Syria and their actions in the country.

The Syrian rebels who overthrew President Bashar Assad appointed the head of the rebel administration in Idlib province, Muhammad al-Bashir, as the interim Prime Minister of the country. Meanwhile, around forty bodies showing signs of torture were discovered in the morgue of one of the hospitals in Damascus.

It was also noted that the Syrian rebels plan to close the notorious prisons that operated in the country during Assad's regime and to publish a list of high-ranking officials accused of "involvement in the torture of the Syrian people." Rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani stated that he would disband the security forces of the former regime.