Over 1,000 Syrian asylum seekers in Cyprus plan to return home as Assad's government falls.

More than 1,000 Syrian asylum seekers in Cyprus have withdrawn their applications, planning to return to Syria following the fall of the Assad government, with another 500 already returning. Cyprus, implementing stricter migration controls, saw a 41% drop in new asylum applications in 2023 and became the EU leader in departures relative to arrivals, with 10,000 irregular migrants leaving through voluntary returns, deportations, or relocations.

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