'Everyone wants to leave': death of hope drives young Syrians to Europe

In a country where beheadings and barrel-bombs are part of everyday life, few see realistic prospects for change

 
Syrians walk amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following reported air strikes by regime forces in Douma. Photograph: Abd Doumany/AFP/Getty Images

Ian Black in Damascus-Tuesday 8 September 2015 

Suheil, a softly spoken 23-year-old, sees no hope for the future in Syria. The video engineer is scraping together around $2,500 (£1,600) to finance a perilous journey to seek a new life in Europe, fleeing what looks like a war without end.

'Everyone Wants to Leave' Death of Hope Drives Young Syrians to Europe by Thavam Ratna