Syria: Assad reportedly granted asylum in Moscow after government falls

Israeli forces seize Golan Heights buffer zone after Syrian government falls in Damascus following sudden offensive

The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group that has overthrown the government, Abu Mohammed al-Golani, addresses a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque. Photograph: Aref Tammawi/AFP via Getty Images
The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group that has overthrown the government, Abu Mohammed al-Golani, addresses a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque. Photograph: Aref Tammawi/AFP via Getty Images