FILE PHOTO: Syrian migrants arrive at Cilvegozu border gate to cross into Syria, after Syrian rebels ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in Hatay province, Turkey, December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya/File Photo
GENEVA (Reuters) - Large-scale returns of refugees to Syria could overwhelm the country and even stoke conflict following the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad, the head of the U.N. migration agency said on Friday.
The U.N. refugee agency has estimated that 1 million people will return to Syria in the first six months of 2025. Some European countries have already frozen asylum applications for Syrians.
