December 9, 2024
Syrian rebels celebrate following the takeover of Damascus, in Homs, Syria, on Dec 8. PHOTO: EPA-EFE/THE STRAITS TIMES
Syria’s Assad in Moscow after fleeing country, will be given asylum: Russian state media
Russia's Foreign Ministry said earlier that Mr. Assad had left Syria and given orders for a peaceful transfer of power, after rebel fighters raced into Damascus unopposed on Dec 8, ending nearly six decades of his family's iron-fisted rule.
