As the long rule of Bashar al-Assad in Syria came to an end, rumors circulated about his whereabouts until it was revealed that he had landed in Moscow, Russia. Assad and his family were granted asylum in Russia for humanitarian reasons, as confirmed by Russian state media on Sunday night.
The Kremlin remained silent on Assad's location, with spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declining to provide details on whether President Vladimir Putin was involved in the decision to grant asylum. Flight tracking data showed a plane departing from Damascus towards the coast before making a sudden U-turn over Homs, raising speculation about Assad's presence on the flight.
