President Bashar al-Assad has resigned and left Syria, according to Russia, a longtime ally.

Syria President Bashar al-Assad has stepped down from office and left the country, says Russia, his longtime backer

President Bashar al-Assad has resigned and left Syria, according to Russia, a longtime ally. [Link updated.]

Ousted Syrian President Assad and his family are now in Moscow, Russian news agency TASS reports, citing a Kremlin source