An Adelaide family that fled war-torn Syria when their house was bombed a decade ago, are celebrating the liberation of their homeland. They've built a new life for themselves in Australia, but hope they can visit Syria now that the Assad regime has fallen.
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00:00Abdul Ghani and Fatima Al-Ramo have a strong passion for Syrian food.
00:04At the beginning I started to make free meals or free foods
00:10and give it to Australian people to try.
00:13And when they try my food they say,
00:16wow, very delicious, very nice.
00:19They started a catering business in Adelaide
00:21and have given their six children a fighting chance at life
00:24after fleeing their homeland when the war broke out.
00:27Like many Syrian refugees living in Australia,
00:30they're rejoicing the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.
00:34The first day Bashar al-Assad leaves the government
00:39was the first day we feel safe.
00:42The family fled Syria two days before their home was bombed.
00:46In one second, all our memory,
00:49all our good time we spent in this house was destroyed.
00:54Speaking through tears, the couple spoke about
00:57how they sought refuge in Turkey
00:59and slept on the side of the road for days,
01:01while desperately seeking medical treatment for their son.
01:04It was a long journey to resettle in Adelaide
01:07and they still feel the loss of neighbours and family left behind in Syria,
01:11a country they say has a rich history and strong social networks.
01:15For example, when I walk in the street,
01:18all the people in the street, we know each other.
01:21The family is hopeful they can soon visit friends in Syria,
01:25some they haven't seen in a decade.
01:27Now their homeland has been freed.