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Until 2012 Abu Mahmoud (a pseudonym) was a doctor working in Aleppo, earning a decent salary. But when rebels took half of the city in July of that year, he found himself wanted by both sides – by the Assad regime because he was treating wounded activists and rebels, and by the rebels who had decided that he was pro-regime.
He quickly made up his mind to travel to Europe, booking passage on a boat from Turkey along with two cousins and a friend. It sank, and he watched women and children drown in front of him. He and his companions who could swim were rescued 11 hours later …. http://www.breitbart.com