SMUGGLING tyrant Bashar al-Assad out of Syria could have involved body doubles and decoy helicopters.
As rebels swept in, Russian spies extracted the dictator out of the country after Vladimir Putin personally approved the last-minute evacuation.
Much of the dash for freedom remains a mystery as Assad kept the escape a secret from his closest friends and advisers, in case it was leaked to his enemies.
He lied to his office on Saturday that he was going home after work – even encouraging his commanders to keep fighting as Russia was coming to help.
But the leader instead went to the airport with staff leaving pots bubbling on the stove as he stealthily fled the country.
Assad was then flown out of Syria on a plane which had its transponder switched off to avoid any kind of tracking, Bloomberg reported.
The blood-soaked butcher reportedly confided in …