R*ssia Gr*nts Syr*an Pr*sident Pr*sident B*shar *l-Assad *ssylum *fter Fl*eing C*untry

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad has fled Syria after rebels took over the capital city of Damascus on Saturday.

As rebel fighters were closing in, Assad and his family boarded a private charter flight to Moscow, Russia.

Russia has since granted Assad and his family asylum.

BREAKING: Russian state