Syria’s Assad in Moscow, Asylum Granted After Ouster, Russian Media Says
Syria’s Assad in Moscow, Asylum Granted After Ouster, Russian Media Says

By Joseph Lord

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have received asylum in Russia, according to Russian state media reports.

“Assad and his family have arrived in Moscow. Russia, for humanitarian reasons, has granted them asylum,” reported the state-run Russian News Agency TASS, citing a source in the Kremlin.

The announcement was made after Assad was forced to flee Syria following a lightning rebel takeover of the nation’s capital city of Damascus, with rebels declaring victory Sunday morning.


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