German village elects Syrian refugee as Mayor
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Ryyan Alshebl has become the mayor of a German village just eight years after fleeing the civil war in Syria.The southern German village of Ostelsheim has elected Ryyan Alshebl — a Syrian refugee — as its mayor, German media reported on Monday. The 29-year-old fled his home of Sweida in southern Syria in 2015. He is now responsible for a town of 2,500 people in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
