Assad’s hidden escape route: New footage reveals the secret tunnels underneath the Syrian tyrant’s palace

New footage has revealed the secret tunnels potentially used by Major General Maher al-Assad as rebels stormed Damascus over the weekend.

Filmed inside Assad’s abode, the video illustrates a white staircase that led down to a maze of subterranean passages.

It is said to be filmed by one of the rebels who stormed Damascus over the weekend, The Sun reports.

The footage shows a huge complex of tunnels, fitted out with high arched ceilings in massive rooms, electronic doors and fluorescent lights.

It also showed a fully stocked kitchen, which included cans of Pepsi, as well as Tetley Tea, and a decorated living room and bathroom.

The brother of the exiled Syrian President, Maher al-Assad was Major-General during his family’s reign, leading the Fourth Division of the Syrian Army.

The footage was allegedly taken below his palace in Damascus, which was later posted with the caption: “Massive tunnel complex beneath Maher Assad’s mansion, wide enough for trucks carrying Captagon and gold to drive through.”

Another individual said that the complex tunnels were “ready with ventilation, sitting rooms, bedrooms, locks and metal doors”.

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Syrian rebel forces grasped Damascus over the weekend, driving the country’s President into exile following 13 years of civil war and over 50 years of autocracy led by his family’s dynasty.

Assad left office on Sunday morning, departing as thousands of citizens took to the city to celebrate his demise, firing guns into the air and flying the rebel flag.

The overthrown President is said to have sought asylum in Moscow, according to Russian state media.

However, the location of his brother has not been disclosed.

Rebel groups have since looted the palace, searching for valued possessions, with some finding Louis Vuitton items.

It is believed that a number of Assad’s cars have been stolen after rebels ransacked his garage filled with Audis and Ferraris.

Following Assad’s exile, US President Joe Biden said: “We will remain vigilant.”

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