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Bashar al-Assad and his family have ruled Syria with a iron fist for decades. On Sunday, the regime fell (Photo: Michael Goodine)

Syria not yet 'safe' for return of refugees, says EU commission

With Syrians topping the list of nationalities of asylum seekers in Europe, the dramatic fall of Bashar Assad's regime is posing questions on their fate.

The European Commission has so far refrained from drawing any conclusions, noting it's too early to

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Bashar al-Assad and his family have ruled Syria with a iron fist for decades. On Sunday, the regime fell (Photo: Michael Goodine)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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