INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Bashar al-Assad personally opted to step down as president of Syria, the Kremlinsaid Tuesday, days after he fled an Islamist-led offensive
moderate opposition and the radical Islamic State group
Putin declared victory in December 2017 and ordered the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria.Peskov on Monday declined to confirm
reports that Assad and his family were in Moscow as the rebels entered Damascus the previous day.
