COMMON ANALYSIS
Last update: June 2025
This chapter provides analysis and guidance on the potential international protection needs of selected profiles of applicants. These profiles were identified based on their relevance in the caseload of EU Member States. The changing circumstances in Syria might affect the composition of the caseload. Member States along with the EUAA will closely monitor the situation and may adapt the list of Refugee Status profiles in future updates.
The list of profiles addressed in this chapter is non-exhaustive and the fact that a certain profile is included or not is without prejudice to the determination of their international protection needs. Furthermore, the order of listed profiles does not reflect any ranking of the potential level of risk of persecution.
The contents of this chapter include:
- General remarks
- Profiles for which the Assad regime was considered the sole actor of persecution
- Profiles at risk of persecution from multiple actors (including previously the Assad regime)
- Profiles at risk of persecution from other actors than the Assad regime (for which the Assad regime was not considered an actor of persecution
- (Former) members of Assad's armed forces and pro-Assad armed groups
- Former Assad government officials, and civilians perceived to be supporting the Assad regime
- Alawites
- Members of and persons perceived to be collaborating with the SDF/YPG
- Persons perceived to be opposing the SDF/YPG
- Persons fearing forced or child recruitment by Kurdish forces
- Christians
- Druze
- Yazidis
- Palestinians