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Ryyan Alshebl: From Syrian refugee to mayor of a German town | Refugees

Video Duration 25 minutes 10 seconds 25:10 Talk to Al Jazeera The 29-year-old who fled war in Syria eight years ago shares his journey from being a refugee to mayor of Ostelsheim. Read more In 2015, a 21-year-old asylum seeker from Syria made it to the Greek island of Lesbos in a rubber boat. Ryyan […]

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22 US service members injured after ‘helicopter mishap’ in northeastern Syria | #alaska | #politics

CNN  —  Twenty-two US service members have been injured to “various degrees” after a “helicopter mishap” in northeastern Syria, according to a statement released by US Central Command on Monday. “The cause of the incident is under investigation, although no enemy fire was reported,” the statement said. The service members are receiving treatment for injuries […]

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The Syrian Refugee Who Became Mayor Of A German Village

Ryyan Alshebl fled war-torn Syria in 2015, arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos after a harrowing four-hour journey on a rubber boat. Eight years on, he is the mayor of a German village. “It was dark and cold and there was not a single light to be seen on Lesbos,” he recalls. “A few […]

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