Syria's Assad and his family are in Moscow after Russia granted them asylum, say Russian news agencies
Syria's Assad and his family are in Moscow after Russia granted them asylum, say Russian news agencies
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 8, 2024
MOSCOW (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."
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Andrew Osborn)