European Countries Freeze Asylum Applications From Syria After Assad’s Downfall
Some Syrian refugees say they hope to return to their country, but there are worries that the opposite may happen and the fall of Bashar al-Assad will spark another wave of disruptive immigration.

European countries are putting a freeze on asylum applications from Syria after the rapid collapse of the government of the brutal dictator, Bashar al-Assad, until a better picture emerges of the political situation in the war-torn country.
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