Syria’s Assad and his family are in Moscow after Russia granted them asylum, say Russian news agencies Today World News

Syria’s ousted President Bashar al-Assad. File
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Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted asylum by the Russian authorities, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday (December 8, 2024), citing a Kremlin source.

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The Interfax news agency quoted the unnamed source as saying: “President Assad of Syria has arrived in Moscow. Russia has granted them (him and his family) asylum on humanitarian grounds.”