In the territories under the control of the Bashar al-Assad regime, young people can hardly have any future… unless they imagine it far from the country
Published on October 14, 2024 at 9:39 p.m. / Modified on October 14, 2024 at 9:57 p.m.
Notebooks from Syria, immersed in a country at the end of its strength
In the summer of 2024, the newspaper The World has achieved a feat: entering Syria into areas controlled by the Assad government to tell the story of this fascinating country which is not recovering from the long civil war it suffered. Time has chosen to publish four of these seven exceptional reports whose authors, like many of the people cited, will remain anonymous for security reasons. Discover the file
Around the fountain on the patio and up to the upper floor, the old Damascene house is packed with students working on their lessons. A monastic silence reigns in the study zone of Bab Touma, far from the bustle of the souk in the old town. Samia (like the other witnesses cited, she did not wish to give her name and her first name has been changed) has been coming almost every day for three years, as soon as she leaves the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Damascus. . For a modest subscription, she has internet, electricity and the calm that she does not find in the family home in the Kafr-Sousah district, with a brother and a sister.
Always with a good word to start a conversation, and a big smile, the 25-year-old young woman met many friends and even a boyfriend there. Future engineers, doctors, graphic designers or architects who, like her, have only one idea in mind: going abroad. The civil war that has raged since 2011 has already pushed more than 5 million Syrians into exile. The economic crisis and military service are creating a new wave of departures among young people living in areas held by the Damascus regime.
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