Rebels uncover secret tunnels used by Assad regime in Syria as president flees to Moscow

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Rebel forces in Syria have discovered secret underground tunnels used by President Bashar al-Assad's family. Footage shows a complex beneath Major General Maher al-Assad’s mansion, featuring rooms and passages large enough for trucks. Assad and his family fled to Moscow on Sunday after losing control of the government. His departure marks the end of over six decades of Assad family rule, which has been marked by significant violence and civil war. Celebrations erupted across Syria as rebels entered the presidential palace, which was subsequently looted. The Syrian White Helmets are investigating reports of prisoners in hidden cells, but no evidence has confirmed their presence.


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