Assad’s Property Law Hits Hope of Return for Syrians in Germany

Assad’s Property Law Hits Hope of Return for Syrians in Germany
People wait at the Syrian embassy in Berlin, Germany, June 7, 2018. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke
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BERLIN—Husam Idris dreams of returning to his bakery in the Syrian city of Aleppo. But three years after escaping the war, he worries that a new law allowing the Syrian government to seize homes for redevelopment will scupper his plans.

“I grew up in the bakery. I can’t imagine losing it,” said Idris, a 37-year-old father of three who now lives in Germany.