The British wife of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is deathly ill with leukemia — with doctors only giving her a 50% chance of survival, according to a report. “Asma is dying,” one source recently in direct contact with a family representative told the Telegraph of 49-year-old Asma al-Assad.

Bashar al-Assad ’s critically ill wife will not be allowed to return to the UK for cancer treatment after her British passport expired, according to reports. The 49-year-old, born in London to Syrian parents, served as Syria ’s First Lady until her husband was overthrown last month.

Asma al-Assad reportedly has a 50-50 chance of surviving after she fled from Syria to Russia earlier this month.

The gravely ill wife of former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has been prevented from returning to Britain for cancer treatment after her passport expired. Asma al-Assad, 49, will not be able

London-born Asma Al-Assad is said to have a "50-50" chance of surviving leukaemia, but won't be allowed back to the UK after her passport expired, reports claim

The wife of the fallen Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad will not be able to return to Britain, where she was born and raised, for cancer treatment, according to a report. Last week, The Daily Telegraph reported that Asma al-Assad was in a “50-50″ fight with leukemia,