Syrian refugees in Somalia hope to return home

Syrian refugees in Mogadishu, Somalia, stage a demonstration Dec. 11, 2024, to celebrate the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime. (Seynab Abukar/VOA)

Expressing a renewed desire to return to their homeland, some Syrian refugees residing Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, are hopeful that recent developments, including the ousting of the Assad family regime that brutally ruled Syria for 53 years, might signal a safer future in Syria.