The speed of the rebel successes stunned the world, catching off-guard an international community that had long ago given up ...
The Russian agencies, Tass and RIA, cited an unidentified Kremlin source on Assad and his family being given asylum in Moscow ...
Syrian Americans in Michigan said they are cautiously optimistic about the future of Syria as rebel forces advanced to end ...
Russia was a key ally of Assad's regime - the former president and his family will now reportedly get asylum there.