Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country of Syria ending a fifty year regime. Russian media reported that the ousted President had been granted asylum in Moscow on ‘humanitarian grounds’.

Syrian Opposition said they have begun entering the capital Damascus without any sign of army deployments. The developments mark the biggest challenge to President Bashar al-Assad’s rule since Syria’s civil war began in 2011.

• The Opposition forces in war-torn Syria took over the capital city of Damascus, early on Sunday (8 December)
• The rapidly developing events have shaken the region. Lebanon said it was closing all its land border crossings with Syria except for one that links Beirut with Damascus.
• Jordan closed a border crossing with Syria, too.