Source: US Department of State - Humanitarian Information Unit
Country: Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands, occupied Palestinian territory, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey
In recent weeks, the upsurge of Syrians seeking asylum in European countries has overwhelmed existing capacity. According to UNHCR, as of July 2015 almost 350,000 Syrians have applied for asylum in Europe since the conflict in Syria began, nearly half applying in Germany and Sweden and one third in Serbia, Hungary, Austria, Bulgaria, and the Netherlands combined.