Assad is in Moscow after fleeing Syria and will be given aslyum, Russian state media reportsIt was Russian firepower that had helped keep Bashar al-Assad in power for the last nine years. But, in a matter of days, the Kremlin's Syria project has unravelled, with Moscow, apparently, powerless to do anything about it.
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Syria rebels declare Damascus ‘free,’ claim Assad has fled the capitalSyrian rebels and civilians have been seen touring and ransacking residences of the country’s now former President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. Children were seen running into the entrance of Assad’s Al Rawda presidential palace as men walked out with furniture, according to a video published by Reuters. An armed man was seen carrying a rifle in the palace.
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Syria rebels declare Damascus ‘free,’ claim Assad has fled the capital“We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad,” the Military Operations Command wrote in a post on Telegram.
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