Little did anyone know that things would change so dramatically. Upon hearing the news of Assad’s exit on December 8, he packed his bags. Al-Shami was back in Damascus on December 11 He posted a photo of him in Damascus, with the rebel groups’ ‘Free Syria’ flag in his hand. He went straight to his mother, who lives with one of his brothers and a sister. The Syrian war has left other members of the family scattered. The eldest brother, following his arrest and release, moved to Egypt, where he has been living with his family since 2014. Another brother, who too faced arrest, settled in Azaz, a northern Syrian town held by one of the rebel groups. The rest of his siblings live in Istanbul, the Turkish capital. Some have obtained Turkish citizenship, while others remain under temporary protection.
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