Citizens Became Beggars... Syrian People 'Angry' Over President's Palace Filled with Luxury Goods Revealed

Angry Citizens Storm In, Expressing Fury
Looting Expensive Goods and Damaging Luxurious Furnishings

At the presidential palace of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who ruled as a dictator for a long time, luxury cars and numerous luxury goods were discovered, angering the citizens. Former President Assad was ousted by rebel forces and recently fled to Russia.

On the 9th (local time), British daily The Guardian and other foreign media reported that many luxury cars such as the Ferrari F50, the supercar Lamborghini, and Rolls-Royce were found at the presidential palace from which former President Assad fled. The Guardian cited the U.S. State Department's 2022 data, estimating the Assad family's net worth to be up to 1.6 billion pounds (approximately 2.9 trillion won).

On the 8th, Islamist extremist rebels who rose up aiming to overthrow the Assad regime entered the capital, Damascus. With this, the Syrian civil war, which broke out in March 2011 following the Middle East democratization movement known as the "Arab Spring," has ended after 13 years. It is reported that 620,000 people have died since the outbreak of the civil war. AP·Yonhap News

Meanwhile, citizens flocked to the presidential palace to loot expensive items and damage furniture, and such scenes spread online through social networking services (SNS). British Sky News estimated that the Ferrari F50, a limited edition with only 349 units produced, could be worth billions of won. In addition, vehicles such as Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW were also found.

Many high-priced clothing and furniture items were also found in the presidential palace. The palace was crowded with citizens trying to loot these expensive goods. Fadi Maz, a Syrian influencer and comedian, shared a video filmed at the presidential palace. In the video, the palace's refrigerator was filled with meat, and luxury brand paper bags were placed in front of the refrigerator.

Syrian citizens are flocking to the presidential palace, looting expensive goods and damaging furniture, and these scenes have spread online through social networking services (SNS) and other platforms. Guardian YouTube

Asma al-Assad, the wife of former President Assad, is fluent in English, French, and Arabic, and was once compared to Britain's Princess Diana for her intellectual and elegant image and her down-to-earth behavior of personally taking her children to school. However, as the civil war deepened, Asma was criticized by Western media as the "Syrian Marie Antoinette" for purchasing luxury goods worth hundreds of millions of won. While the Assad family and their associates continued their iron-fisted rule and enjoyed wealth, the Syrian people had to endure hunger. According to a 2022 World Bank report, about 70% of Syria's population, or 14.5 million people, live in poverty, and about 25% are in extreme poverty.

Earlier, on the 8th, Islamic extremist rebel forces aiming to overthrow the Assad regime entered the capital, Damascus. Thus, the Syrian civil war, which broke out 13 years ago in March 2011 following the Middle East democratization movement known as the "Arab Spring," has come to an end. It is reported that 620,000 people have died since the outbreak of the civil war.