Kremlin: “Putin himself made decision to grant asylum to Assad and his family”

Rebels from the Islamic militia Hayat Tahrir al-Sham captured the Syrian capital Damascus unopposed on Sunday, proclaiming the overthrow of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Assad, who ruled Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, has fled Damascus by plane. The United Nations Security Council will meet on Monday afternoon local time (9 p.m. Belgian time) for an emergency meeting behind closed doors on Syria. Follow all developments about the war in the Middle East in this live blog.

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