Large-scale refugee returns could overwhelm Syria: UN migration agency chief

Large-scale returns of refugees to Syria could overwhelm the country and even stoke conflict at a fragile moment following the toppling of President Bashar Al Assad earlier this month, the head of the UN migration agency told reporters on Friday. “We believe that millions of people returning would create conflict within an already fragile society,” said Amy Pope, director-general of the International Organisation for Migration, told a Geneva press briefing after a trip to the country.