A Syrian's journey along the riskiest road to exile
Among the many routes that lead Syrians to exile, the most risky runs straight through the country as one survivor recounts
Photo taken by one of the refugee, Abdallah, showing the migrants travelling by foot (MEE)
A Syrian refugees climb walks through a field (AFP)
The phone rings as expected. Rafiq is on the line, talking with confidence. He is a veteran of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), a group of defected Syrian Army officers and soldiers, based in the region of Deraa in the south of Syria. He has just arrived in Germany with his wife and two kids after a month-long journey, including 10 days through the Syrian chaos. They have been running blindly between the thunderous sounds of war and the various illegal smuggling networks.
Among the many routes that lead Syrians to exile, the most risky runs straight through the country as one survivor recounts
Photo taken by one of the refugee, Abdallah, showing the migrants travelling by foot (MEE)
A Syrian refugees climb walks through a field (AFP)
The phone rings as expected. Rafiq is on the line, talking with confidence. He is a veteran of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), a group of defected Syrian Army officers and soldiers, based in the region of Deraa in the south of Syria. He has just arrived in Germany with his wife and two kids after a month-long journey, including 10 days through the Syrian chaos. They have been running blindly between the thunderous sounds of war and the various illegal smuggling networks.