Syria's Assad and his family are in Moscow after Russia granted them asylum, say Russian news agencies

FILE PHOTO: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma, plant trees in city of Draykish
FILE PHOTO: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma, plant trees in city of Draykish, near Tartous, Syria December 30, 2020. Picture taken December 30, 2020. SANA/Handout via REUTERS
Source: REUTERS

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, citing a Kremlin source.

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."

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