Euro states halt Syrian asylum applications after Assad fall, Turkey opens border for their return
Syrians are the biggest group of asylum applicants in Austria and Germany, with with 72,420 asylum applications this year in Germany, and 12,871 in Austria.
Expatriate Syrians gather to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on December 08, 2024 in Berlin, Germany(photo credit: SEAN GALLUP/GETTY IMAGES)ByREUTERSUpdated: