When Bashar al-Assad's regime fell in Syria, on the night of Saturday December 7 to Sunday December 8, Mohamad Nour El-Younès, 27, was in front of his television. The emotion was strong for this Syrian journalist who has lived with his wife and two children, aged 3 and 6, in Saint-Lô for almost 3 years.
“I can't describe the feeling, I can't know what I felt because I was shocked. It's unbelievable. I called my family straight away.” To share his joy with them, because everyone remained in Syria. The last time he saw his parents and siblings was in 2018 when he left his country.
Between joy and sadness
A country ravaged by 14 years of civil war, so the feelings of Mohamad Nour El-Younès are shared today. “I am happy but also sad for the people who died in this war. The Syrian regime was a nightmare for me, it killed more than half a million people. I lost many loved ones. I lost my uncle, I lost friends, I lost my house.”
Fear of the future for his country
At the moment, he does not plan to return to Syria. “I have two children, I can't go back right away. I don't know what will happen in the future, if we will be safe there. It's only been a few days since the Assad regime fell , the war is not over. Every day there are people dying“assures the Syrian journalist.
He does not trust Mohammed al-Joulani, the Islamist leader of the rebels who brought down the regime. “He is not the right person to be president of the Syrians. I greatly fear that a civil war will break out in my country, I hope not.”
