Al-Assad in Moscow as Syrians worldwide celebrate

By Staff
Russian state media reports that ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow and has been granted asylum after the Russian Foreign Ministry said earlier that he stepped down and left the country.
Syrian opposition fighters say al-Assad’s 24-year rule has come to an end after they seized the capital, Damascus.
A curfew has been declared in Damascus after people took to the streets there and elsewhere to celebrate the downfall of al-Assad’s government.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces have seized a buffer zone in the occupied Golan Heights following the opposition’s takeover in Syria. Israel has also carried out dozens of air strikes across Syria.
The dramatic turn of events comes after opposition forces seized several strategic cities in a lightning offensive.