Across Germany Syrians have been celebrating in the streets the downfall of former president Bashar al-Assad. But now many will be feeling less euphoric, as some politicians question their future in Germany.
There are around a million people with a Syrian passport in Germany. Most of them came from 2015-16, after Angela Merkel’s government made a decision not to close Germany’s borders to refugees fleeing Syria’s civil war.
The mood at the time was that Germany would manage. The climate now is rather different.
Syrian Islamic crowd invade Essen's Christmas markets shouting "Allah Akbar". Germany no longer seems to be Europe. Real disaster. pic.twitter.com/MbagBP4Vfb
— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) December 10, 2024
