I’ve been thinking in the past few years: will I die away from my country?” Abdulaziz Almashi asked aloud. “Will I be able to go back and see my mum and dad again?”

Nearly a million Syrians in Germany alone have made new lives. But after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, some politicians across the continent have suggested that refugees could return home.

By Karolina Tagaris, Edward McAllister, Riham Alkousaa ATHENS/BERLIN (Reuters) -Najem al-Moussa was delighted when news of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow first beamed from the television in his tiny Athens apartment.

Several countries, including France and Germany, have announced that they are suspending decisions on asylum applications from Syria. Far-right parties, meanwhile, have re-opened a political and legal debate on refugee deportation.

STORY: Najem al-Moussa and his family have been glued to the news of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow in their tiny Athens apartment.Although delighted he is gone, Moussa now fears his family will be forced to return to the devastated country they fled in 2015.

New York Post contributor Douglas Murray explains the impact of the Syrian civil war on Europe during an appearance on ‘America’s Newsroom.’

Chancellor Scholz believes that refugees from Syria may voluntarily return to their homeland when the situation stabilizes. Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) believes that the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland at present would be premature.