Reports also say that Assad and his family have been granted asylum by Russia. The BBC has not been able to independently verify the information. Russia was a key ally of Assad’s regime – the former President and his family will now reportedly get asylum there.

Rebel fighters in Syria claimed they have ousted Bashar al-Assad, who has ruled the country for nearly 25 years. Assad fled when rebel group Hayat Tahir al-Sham (HTS) swept into the capital this weekend. The rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani addressed cheering crowds in a Damascus mosque. The BBC is the only western news organisation reporting from inside Damascus.

(Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwy8xzxe0w7t)