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A South African businessman of Syrian decent, hopes to take his kids to his country of birth, some day.
Syrian rebel fighters have toppled President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
And now, the transitional Syrian government has appointed a caretaker prime minister.
Shamiela Fisher caught up with a Syrian living in Cape Town, to find out what he thinks about the latest developments.
Abdulrahmaan Joudi has been living in South Africa for the past 16 years.
Joudi and more than 30 of his family members, now live in Cape Town.
The 37-year-old and his brother own a business in De Waterkant.
Joudi has been following what’s been happening in his homeland very closely after this week’s coup d’etat…
The Idlib native says while he’s happy that Al-Assad has been ousted…. he has mixed emotions about what the future holds for Syria….
He hasn’t been back to Syria in almost a decade.
