UK pauses decisions on Syrian asylum claims

The UK has paused decisions connected Syrian asylum claims, aft the country's President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the concern was "moving highly accelerated aft the autumn of the Assad regime" and immoderate radical were returning to Syria pursuing caller developments.

Islamist militant radical Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied rebel factions seized power of the Syrian superior Damascus connected Sunday aft years of civilian war.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed the extremity of Assad's "barbaric regime" successful Syria and called for the restoration of "peace and stability".

Germany, France and Sweden are among the countries which person besides paused each pending asylum requests from Syrians, portion Austria has signalled it volition soon deport refugees backmost to the country.

Millions of Syrians person fled the state since the civilian warfare broke retired successful 2011, aft Assad brutally crushed a pro-democracy uprising.