Damascus: Amidst all the speculation regarding the whereabouts of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family, foreign media reports suggested that Assad and his family are in Russia, where they have been granted asylum. As per the reports, Assad arrived in Russia after the Syrian rebels took over the country’s capital city Damascus on Sunday.
According to a Russian media report, Assad and his family have been granted asylum by the Russian authorities on “humanitarian grounds”.
Further details regarding the reports are being awaited.
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