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Syrian Leader Visits Germany to Talk War, Recovery, Refugees

On Monday, Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa arrived in Berlin for his first visit since ousting Bashar al-Assad in 2024, meeting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Friedrich Merz to discuss reconstruction and refugee returns.
Following the 14-year civil war's end, Al-Sharaa seeks international support to rebuild Syria as numerous EU and UN sanctions have been lifted, creating foundations for economic recovery.
Roughly 1 million Syrians reside in Germany after fleeing the conflict during the 2015-16 influx, yet Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated last year they have "no grounds for asylum in Germany."
Protesters gathered in Berlin under the motto "No deportation deals with human rights abusers," while the KGD group charged that Al-Sharaa "bears responsibility for numerous human rights violations, war crimes and crimes against humanity."
Luise Amtsberg of The Green warned against "premature normalisation," while Sophie Bischoff, president of the German-Syrian NGO Adopt A Revolution, cautioned that "authoritarian tendencies are on the rise again in Syria.

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