Al Assad in Moscow, Granted Asylum With Family

Former President of Syria Bashar Al Assad is now a Moscow resident and ends much speculation to his whereabouts.

After at least 10 hours of media rumors, Sunday, a Kremlin source confirmed to TASS, the state-owned news agency that Al Assad has arrived in Russia with his family and has been granted political asylum.

The news confirmed on Sunday night is trending on the social media with photos and images of him and his family.  

The source said that “President Assad of Syria has arrived in Moscow. Russia has granted them (him and his family) asylum on humanitarian grounds”.

The confirmation puts an end to the mystery of his whereabouts. News reports suggested earlier a plane took him early Sunday morning over Homs, took an eastern turn and disappeared off the radar screen.

It added fuel to the theory that it may have been shot by rebel groups who where taking over the country.