Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad has fled to Moscow, Russian media reported, hours after a stunning rebel advance took over Damascus

Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Moscow, according to Russian state media, hours after rebels said they were in control of Syria’s capital.

Russia's state-run Tass news agency reports that Syria's ousted President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Moscow with his family. It says they were granted asylum by the Russian government, citing a Kremlin source.