Russia has granted former Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad asylum, hours after fleeing Syria with his family, Russia news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS reported on Sunday. citing Kremlin sources.
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Assad and his family has arrived in Moscow, having left Syria as opposition forces seized control of Damascus effectively ending Assad’s 24-year rule.
RT reported that the swift capture of the Syrian capital marks the culmination of a large-scale offensive launched by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Led by a former Al-Qaeda commander and previously known as Jabhat al-Nusra, the group initiated a surprise offensive from the opposition-held province of Idlib in northern Syria last week.
Jihadists had previously driven the Syrian Army from the cities of Aleppo, Hama, Homs, and Al-Qusayr at the Lebanese border before advancing into Damascus.
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