Syria war live news: Al-Assad in Russia; Search for detainees at Sednaya

Name: Syria war live news: Al-Assad in Russia; Search for detainees at Sednaya
Uploaded: 2024-12-08T13:45:53Z
Description: Syria’s longtime ruler fled earlier today and was granted asylum by Russia after opposition groups stormed Damascus.

Opposition forces seize Damascus, sending longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad fleeing.

Rebel fighters ride a motorbike, after rebels seized the capital and ousted President Bashar al-Assad

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Al Jazeera Live

By Stephen Quillen, Umut Uras and Maziar Motamedi

Rescue teams and relatives of forcibly disappeared people in Syria are searching for their loved ones at the notorious Sednaya prison in Damascus after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s government.
Russian state media reports that al-Assad is in Moscow and has been granted asylum after stepping down and fleeing the country in the wake of a lightning offensive by armed opposition groups.