Syrian Refugee: 'I Just Want To Live In Peace'

A Syrian surgeon, who has made the perilous journey from war-torn Syria to Greece, has told Sky News he just wants to live in peace.

After years treating victims of Syria's four-and-a-half-year civil war, Mouhannad said the situation ultimately became too dangerous.

Following in the footsteps of thousands of refugees before him, he travelled overnight from Ayvalik in Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos.

Though "scary", Mouhannad said the worst part of his trip is just beginning.

He is now stranded in Lesbos, waiting to collect official papers, without which he cannot continue his journey on to western Europe.

But the papers are hard to come by; queues outside a local police station are currently 200-300m long.

He told Sky News he is surrounded by refugees from all walks of life.

Other Syrian doctors, engineers, lawyers and accountants have all chosen to make the perilous trip in search of safety.

Many ultimately hope to reach Germany, with word spreading that it has "opened its doors to refugees".

Although Germany is the "convenient choice", Mouhannad said he hopes to reach England.

With almost perfect English, he knows he will find it easier to get work.

Though he knows a job in the medical profession is a long shot - at least initially - he said "the idea is not to stay on governmental aid".

On Friday, Prime Minister David Cameron agreed to accept "thousands more" refugees from camps on the Syrian border after intense public pressure for Britain to do more to ease the migration crisis.

Germany provided refuge to 104,460 migrants in August and is expected to take in a total of 800,000 this year alone.