Syrians in Europe Weigh up Going Home One Year After Al-Assad’s Fall

Syrians in Europe weigh up going home one year after al-Assad’s fall

Euronews spoke to Syrians about their experiences of going back to the country after years as refugees and the push-and-pull factors that made them go. Some were enthusiastic to stay, while others were wary of the country’s future.

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Syrians in Europe weigh up returning home one year after al-Assad’s fall

“It’s an amazing period, I’ve never experienced the same freedom, the freedom of speech,” Osama Mufdi beamed, shaking his head in disbelief. The Syrian entrepreneur spoke to Euronews from his brand-new office in Damascus, a city he was forced to flee just over a decade ago. Now, he is one of over 1 million Syrians who have returned to the country since the fall of notorious dictator Bashar al-Assad after almost 14 years of brutal war. Nearly 7 m…