Bashar al-Assad and family arrive in Moscow and receive asylum, reports say

Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Moscow and received asylum, according to Russian state media. This development follows the takeover of Damascus by Islamist-led rebels. Assad's departure occurred shortly after the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group launched a rapid offensive, ending over 50 years of Assad family rule. The group's leader celebrated the takeover in Damascus. Flight data showed a Syrian Air plane took off from Damascus and made an unusual flight path before disappearing from tracking. This suggests the plane switched off its transponder, confirming Assad's safe arrival in Russia.