Assad, who is battling leukaemia, reportedly fled to Moscow for treatment amid rumours that she is seeking a divorce from Bashar al-Assad.

Reports from Turkish and British claimed that Asma al-Assad was encouraged by her mother to file for divorce because of poor conditions in Russia, coupled with a lack of adequate leukemia treatment

Assad, has filed for divorce and expressed her desire to return to the United Kingdom, reports The Jerusalem Post quoting Turkish and Arab media sources.

Asma al-Assad, the wife of Syria’s former dictator Bashar al-Assad, has filed for divorce, expressing dissatisfaction with life in Moscow, where she has been residing since the regime’s fall earlier this month.

Assad, reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with her current life in Moscow after the Assad family fled to Russia when the rebels were entering Damascus.

Assad, has reportedly filed for divorce as she is unhappy with her life in Moscow. The British-Syrian national, who was born and raised in London to Syrian parents, moved to Syria in 2000 and married Bashar that same year.

Assad, who fled with her family from Syria to Moscow, has reportedly filed for divorce in Russia, Al Jazeera reports. The Kremlin denies these claims. Read also: Fall of Assad: Syria's uncertain future under al-Jaulani Asma al-Assad is reportedly dissatisfied with life in Moscow,

Assad, 49, is currently in exile in Moscow with the former Damascus dictator but is reported to be unhappy with her life under the guard of the Putin regime in Russia

Assad, who has British citizenship, is currently exiled in Moscow with the former Syrian dictator but reportedly wants to move to London.