Deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad receives asylum in Russia, Kremlin says

Bashar al Assad, deposed president of Syria, received this Sunday, December 8 asylum in Russia, as reported by a Kremlin source to the TASS agency.

“Syria’s president, Assad, He arrived with his family in Moscow. Russia, based on humanitarian criteria, he offered him asylum,” a Kremlin source told the TASS agency.

He added that “Russia has always advocated the search for a peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis.”

“We start from the need for “Talks resume under the auspices of the United Nations.”he commented.

This is the situation in Syria after the fall of Bashar Al Assad’s regime
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According to the Kremlin representative, “Russian officials are in contact with representatives of the Syrian armed opposition, whose leaders guaranteed the security of Russian military bases and diplomatic institutions in Syrian territory”.

He concluded by expressing his hope for the continuation of the political dialogue in the interest of the Syrian people and the development of bilateral relations between Russia and Syria.

The insurgents this Sunday declared Damascus “free” from President Bashar al-Assad after twelve days of offensive launched by a coalition led by the Islamist group Levant Liberation Organization together with other Turkish-backed factions to defeat the Syrian Government.

What rumors were there about Al Assad’s whereabouts?

Until now Al Assad’s whereabouts were unknown and Rumors circulated about the possible downing of his plane or that he would be in an African nation.

Shortly before, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Assad had left the country after holding negotiations with various participants in the armed conflict and give directions to carry out a peaceful transition of power in the Arab nation.