Syria live: civil defence teams investigating ‘hidden underground cells’ at notorious Assad prison

Syria’s White Helmets send rescue teams to Sednaya prison; ousted president Bashar al-Assad has fled to Moscow, Russian media report

• Full report: Syrians celebrate fall of Bashar al-Assad

The UN security council is expected to convene for an emergency meeting on Syria today, a day after the country’s deposed leader fled the country and was granted asylum on “humanitarian grounds” in Russia.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist group that led the offensive in Syria is still designated as a terrorist group by the US, Turkey and the United Nations.