Syrian refugees eagerly return home as Bashar al-Assad’s regime falls
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Many arrived at the Cilvegozu and Oncupinar gates at daybreak, draped in blankets and coats. Some camped by the barriers, warming at makeshift fires. The crossings correspond to the Bab al-Hawa and Bab al-Salameh gates on the Syrian side.
Among those waiting at Cilvegozu was 28-year-old Muhammed Zin, who fled Damascus in 2016 and has been living and working in Istanbul.
“Assad was shooting us, killing us,” he told The Associated Press. “I will return to Syria now. Thank God, the war is over.”
“ As Syria gains more stability, God willing, voluntary, safe and honorable returns will increase,
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,
Syrian refugees eagerly return home as Bashar al-Assad’s regime falls