The wealth he may have brought to Moscow, Bashar al-Assad's family discovered

Asma Al-Assad, the daughter of London-born doctor who married Assad, was accustomed to a life of luxury, with reports that she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on furniture and household clothes during her husband's rule.

And by Foreign mediaThe U.S. State Department estimates that the family is worth $2 billion with their wealth hidden in multiple accounts.

Now they will likely use their family ties and extensive assets in Moscow in hopes of maintaining their comfortable life - style in exile.

But according to foreign media, the Syrian dictator's large family purchased at least 20 apartments in Moscow worth more than 30 million pounds in recent years, illustrating Russia's status as a safe haven.

According to reports, the Kremlin was given asylum under the direct order of Vladimir Putin.

Moscow did not reveal further details, with presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov telling reporters today: “We have nothing to say about Assad's location”.

Lady Assad, who has been struggling with an aggressive form of leukemia, is widely believed to have arrived in Moscow with her daughter and two sons days before her husband eventually left Syria.

Secret tunnels under a residence of the Assad family were reportedly discovered after the rebels invaded the capital city of Damascus on Sunday, with the network serving as a possible escape route for the dictator and his allies.

Meanwhile, reports have stressed that Assad could have fled via the Russian air base Comtimim, with flight trackers reportedly showing a Russian plane rising close to the northeastern town of Latakia, just hours before he was reported to be in Moscow.

The family, including Hafez and Carim boys, 24 and 21, and the 22-year-old Zein éin é now is expected to transfer their lives to Russia”, though it is unclear whether they will live on a private property or be forced to stay in a government “treet”.