Walking away from someone is not easy...
I was forced to leave my family and homeland and seek refuge in Germany in late 2014 because I refused to perform mandatory military service.
I refused to serve a brutal regime that killed its own people—with the help of Russia and Iran—simply to avoid relinquishing power to anyone else.
Then, in late 2024, the tyrannical regime in Syria fell.
RE: Holding On, Letting Go — Ten Years Later