Refugees in Germany and elsewhere are in ‘wait and see’ mode after fall of Assad regime
‘We need time’: Syria ns in Europe resist calls to return home and far-right Alternative for Germany were saying it was time for Syria ns to start to consider returning home.
Members of the Syrian community celebrate in Stockholm after the fall of the Assad regime. Photograph: Jonas Ekstromer/TT news agency/AFP via Getty Images Seif said she wanted to “fight for our dream to be completed: a democratic modern country, with human rights protection and equality for everyone, including women”.
In Rome, Syrians working at HummusTown – a non-profit restaurant run by refugees making traditional food – said they were still in shock, with their joy over Assad’s departure tempered by apprehension about what might lie ahead. “If I didn’t have kids I would return straight away,” said Ammar al-Rifai, who works on a counter selling olives, pickles and cheeses at a grocery store in Berlin’s Neukölln district. “I am very, very happy about the fall of the regime.”
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