Germany hosts almost a million Syrians who fled war and dictatorship.
BERLIN — The staff of two at the packed hole-in-the-wall Syrian restaurant Yarok in Berlin are swamped making hummus and falafel for a lunch crowd, but news of the downfall of the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad has them both smiling.
"It's a day for celebration," says Rashidi, who works as the executive director of the Syria Campaign, a human rights group based in Berlin.Like many of the tens of thousands of Syrians who have settled in Berlin since Syria's civil war began more than a decade ago, Rashidi was out late the night before, celebrating in the streets.
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