Local Syrian refugee fears of more violence in homeland

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Syrian refugees have been settling in Charlotte for several years to escape the civil war in their homeland, and now some aren't sure whether U.S. intervention will bring an end to the violence.

A Syrian woman said she escaped war-torn Aleppo for a life in Charlotte with her 3-year-old son, but her family is still overseas and she's worried that U.S. involvement in Syria could lead to more violence.

Dana Tahhan was the only one in her family who could get a visa in 2014 and enter the U.S., where her son was born.

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"I have no choice, only to be strong to protect my family and apply for asylum here," Tahhan said.

She remembers living in Aleppo in fear of being bombed or hit by a stray bullet.

"It's not safe, and what I can say,” she said. “It's getting worse and worse every day."

Her faith in foreign aid is all but lost.

Iran, Russia, China and the U.S. have all intervened in the six-year civil war in Syria, with no end in sight and no place for Syrians to go.

"Where they going to go?” Tahhan said. “They have no choice right now."

Tahhan said her heart breaks as she sees the aftermath of chemical weapons attacks. Her reaction to the U.S. air strikes in response is a complicated one.

"So sad,” Tahhan said. “I'm scared because I'm scared if that's going to stop, that's one strike. Going to more? They going to hit more, another area?"

She waits in fear and is at a loss for words when she speaks to her 8-year-old daughter.

Tahhan said her husband and daughter are in Turkey, but she's not sure when they'll be able to come to the U.S.

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