Syrian Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted asylum by Russian authorities, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing a Kremlin source.
The Interfax news agency quoted an anonymous source as saying: “President Assad of Syria has arrived in Moscow. Russia has given them (him and his family) asylum on the grounds of humanitarian aid.”
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Syria’s Assad is in Moscow under asylum, Russian news agencies say.