The ex-leader of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, who fled the country after opposition forces seized Damascus, has received political asylum in Russia for himself and members of his family, as reported by the TASS news agency, citing a source familiar with the matter in the Kremlin.
«President of Syria Assad and his family members have arrived in Moscow. Russia has granted them political asylum on humanitarian grounds,» the media outlet reported.
The source also stated that leaders of the Syrian opposition assured Russian authorities that there is no threat to Russian military bases and diplomatic facilities...