Russia’s Foreign Ministry says on Sunday that Syrian President Bashir al-Assad has left the country. Furthermore, they say that Assad has asked for a peaceful transfer of power to the rebels. On the night of Sunday, Syrian rebels declared that they had overthrown the president and the Assad regime. Assad left the capital Damascus on Sunday night, after the rebels captured the city. It is not known where he is, but Axios journalist Barak Ravid, who quotes Israeli and American security sources, believes he is probably on his way to Moscow. Russia has been an important supporter of the Assad regime. They ask that all parties avoid violence and that further conflict be resolved peacefully.
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