AfD surge in eastern Germany makes some immigrants question whether they still belong

Syrian refugees in Germany fear rising hostility as AfD gains ground

Shahd Najeeb thought she had left the nightmare behind. More than a decade ago, she fled Syria during the civil war, escaping the violence of Daesh fighters and eventually finding...

AfD surge in eastern Germany makes some immigrants question whether they still belong

By Amina Ismail and James MackenzieROSTOCK, Germany, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Shahd Najeeb still remembers the trauma of fleeing Islamic State fighters during Syria's civil war. More than a decade after finding refuge in Germany, she now fears she may no longer be welcome there."When I think about the time we left Syria, I still don't know how we managed to get through it," she told Reuters in her home in Rostock, on Germany's Baltic coast. "It was l…