Key Country Indicators
Population Growth
3.3
%
in 2026Population, total
26.5
M
in 2026Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
6.0
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in 2025Urban Population
72.1
in 2025International Migrants
0.9
M
in 2024Population Density
128.5
people/km²
in 2023Seasonal Calendar
The seasonal calendar visually encapsulates significant climate-related events, agricultural planning , and the occurrence of natural disasters through a intuitive chart. Each event is meticulously charted, spanning across months to depict its duration and timing throughout the year. This graphical representation offers a clear and concise overview, facilitating informed decision-making and strategic planning for the National Societies
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Seasonal hazard
Planting and growing
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Risks
Overall Risk Score
Moderately High
7.6/10
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Overall Risk Rank
Among the top 25% most at-risk countries
10th
out of 191 countries
Hazard & Exposure
High
Vulnerability
Moderately High
Lack of Coping Capacity
Moderately High
Crisis Severity
Improved way to analyze the severity of humanitarian crises globally. It allows measurement of severity against an objective, common scale, which can be applied to all crises.
Overall Severity Score
High
8.9/10
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Overall Severity Class
High risk of crisis impact
Overall Severity Rank
Among the top 25% most at-risk countries
6th
out of 85 countries
Daily Updates and Emerging Signals
| Date | Title | Description | STEEP | Level | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-09-2026 | 19 Strategic developments events in Syria (-77% vs previous week) | 19 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria in the last 7 days. This represents a 77% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 13 locations including Damascus - Unspecified, As-Sanamayn, Wadi al Raqqad and 10 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 19 September 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Damascus province (coded to the province capital Damascus - Unspecified city), and arrested five former Assad regime officers including professionals with engineering expertise related to scientific and missile research, personnel who operated radar systems, and individuals who served in air defense units. | 2. Arrests: On 19 September 2026, police forces launched a security operation in an unknown location (coded to Damascus - Unspecified city), and arrested a former Assad regime Republican Guard officer who previously co-led military attacks on the cities of Aleppo, Daraa, and Eastern Ghouta. | 3. Arrests: On 19 September 2026, police forces launched a security operation in As-Sanamayn town in Dara countryside, and arrested three ISIL including the cell leader who attacked police forces in the town days ago. | 4. Arrests: On 19 September 2026, police forces arrested a man in Al Mayadin town in Deir ez Zor countryside, following the circulation of a video clip documenting him firing shots at Al Rahba Citadel. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 September 2026, suspected Israeli helicopters flew at low altitude over the western countryside of As-Sweida (coded to the province capital As-Sweida - Unspecified city). Some reports mentioned that they transported shipments of weapons, ammunition, and other logistical equipment to As-Sweida National Guards factions in the province. | 6. Arrests: On 20 September 2026, police forces arrested a prominent administrative figure who formerly supervised Al Ahli Aleppo and Al-Shorta central football clubs in Damascus - Unspecified city, amidst accusations of involvement in security-related matters and violations against civilians and athletes during the era of the former Assad regime. | 7. Arrests: On 20 September 2026, police forces launched a security operation in an unknown location (coded to Damascus - Unspecified city), and arrested a former Assad regime member who previously held positions in security branch 248, and was directly responsible for managing central investigations related to protest cases, opposition files, and defecting officers during the years of the revolution. | 8. Arrests: On 20 September 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Hama province (coded to the province capital Hama - Unspecified city), and arrested a former Assad regime pilot due to accusations regarding the planning and execution of airstrikes that targeted civilian areas during the years of the Syrian revolution. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 September 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Eastern Tall al Ahmar town in Quneitra countryside. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 September 2026, Israeli forces with seven military vehicles advanced in Abu Qubays area in southern Quneitra countryside (coded to Ghadir al Bostan town) before withdrawing. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 September 2026, Israeli forces advanced and detonated previous military positions near Qal'at al-Jandal area in rural Damascus. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 September 2026, Israeli forces with two military vehicles and two tanks advanced in Wadi al Raqqad area in Dara countryside. | 13. Other: On 20 September 2026, Israeli reconnaissance aircrafts flew over Yarmouk Basin area in Dara countryside. | 14. Arrests: On 21 September 2026, police forces arrested a wanted man in As-Sanamayn town in Dara countryside, as part of the security operation that started on 17th September. | 15. Arrests: On 21 September 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Damascus province (coded to the province capital Damascus - Unspecified city), and arrested a former Assad regime officer who previously held positions such as the director of the immigration and passports department in Damascus, the director of the An-Nabk subdistrict, and the chief of the Al-Abbasiyyin police station in the city. | 16. Arrests: On 21 September 2026, police forces thwarted a drugs smuggling operation in Homs province (coded to the province capital Homs - Unspecified city), and arrested a drug dealer, and confiscated 200,000 Captagon pills. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 September 2026, Israeli forces with ten military vehicles advanced and reached Rasm Al Halabi junction in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 September 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced and set up a temporary checkpoint on Um Batna-Al-Ajraf road in Quneitra countryside. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 September 2026, Israeli forces with five military vehicles advanced in Wadi al Raqqad town in Dara countryside, and raided a house, and threw smoke grenades in its vicinity for unknown reasons. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 25-09-2026 | 19 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-17% vs previous week) | 19 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria in the last 7 days. This represents a 17% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 18 locations including Menbij, Abdin, Abzemo and 15 additional locations. These events resulted in 5 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 5 | ACLED |
| 21-09-2026 | Battles in Syria, Al Hasakeh | On 21 September 2026, clashes took place among young men in Al Sina'a area in Al-Hasakeh - Ghoweran neighborhood in Al-Hasakeh city over an unknown dispute, injuring three people one of whom seriously. There were no fatalities. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 21-09-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Damascus | On 21 September 2026, an unknown gunman opened fire randomly in Al Tabbaleh in Damascus - Al-Shaghour neighborhood in Damascus city, injuring five people some of whom seriously, including two women. Police forces arrested the gunman. There were no fatalities. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 21-09-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Aleppo | On 21 September 2026, an unknown armed group kidnapped a Kurdish civilian while he was near his farmland near Kwaires Military Airbase area in Aleppo countryside, and asked his relatives for a ransom of 100,000 USD for his release. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 21-09-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Quneitra | On 21 September 2026, Israeli forces with five military vehicles advanced west of Sayda al-Hanout town in Quneitra countryside, and detained a shepherd. He was released few hours later. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 21-09-2026 | OCHA describes heightened protection concerns and the imposition of temporary movement restrictions due to Israeli forces' continued undertaking, late last week, of incursions across Syria's Dar'a | OCHA describes heightened protection concerns and the imposition of temporary movement restrictions due to Israeli forces' continued undertaking, late last week, of incursions across Syria's Dar'a Governorate and western Rural Damascus . There was n o significant impact on humanitarian operations reported, although these circumstances underscore the continued volatility of the situat ion in southern Syria. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 20-09-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Deir ez Zor | On 20 September 2026, unknown gunmen shot and killed a man in Abbas town in Deir ez Zor countryside. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 18-09-2026 | 84 Strategic developments events in Syria (+9% vs previous week) | 84 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 9% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 62 locations including As-Sanamayn, Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified, Quneitra and 59 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 12 September 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime officer in Sayda town in Dara countryside, who was responsible for the arrests and the military and security operations that took place in Dara province during the early years of the Syrian revolution, he was also involved in Sayda massacre, and claimed the lives of over a hundred people, as well as the arrest of hundreds of the governorate's residents. | 2. Arrests: On 12 September 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member in Idleb countryside (coded to the province capital Idleb - Unspecified), who was responsible for monitoring and photographing military headquarters and checkpoints in Jabal al-Zawiya area, from Balyun to Ariha and Tal Tuqan-as well as sites within the city of Idlib, to facilitate their targeting by airstrikes. He was also involved in documenting the impact sites of airstrikes that resulted in fatalities, planting a GPS tracking device in the Regiment 46 area, and monitoring and detonating a fuel tanker inside Idlib city. | 3. Arrests: On 12 September 2026, police forces thwarted a drugs smuggling operation in An Nabk area in rural Damascus, and detained a number of drug dealers, and confiscated 206,000 Captagon pills and seized weapons and explosives. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 12 September 2026, Israeli forces advanced north of Kodneh town in Quneitra countryside. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 12 September 2026, Israeli forces with four military vehicles advanced in Rafid town in Quneitra countryside, and searched several houses. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 12 September 2026, Israeli forces with three vehicles advanced west of Sayda al-Hanout town in Quneitra countryside. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 12 September 2026, Israeli forces with more than ten military vehicles, two tanks, and a bulldozer advanced in Tall Kurum area in the vicinity of Mazraet Beit Jin town in rural Damascus, and searched several houses before withdrawing. | 8. Arrests: On 13 September 2026, police forces blocked the road of a Druze young man and pulled him out of a vehicle he was in, and arrested him in Al Matalleh area in rural Damascus who is accused of belonging to a network involved in stealing cars and smuggling them to As Sweida governorate. | 9. Arrests: On 13 September 2026, police forces thwarted a drugs smuggling operation coming from Lebanon in Homs countryside (coded to Al Qusayr), and arrested the drugs smuggler, and seized 310,000 Captagon pills. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 September 2026, Israeli forces with a number of military vehicles advanced to the vicinity of the southern entrance of Bait Jan town in rural Damascus, and set up a temporary checkpoint, and started searching farmers and people passing by before withdrawing. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 September 2026, Israeli forces with twelve military vehicles, three tanks, and more than ten soldiers carriers deployed at Eastern Tall al Ahmar in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint at the town's junction. They withdrew later. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 September 2026, Israeli forces with a large number of military vehicles in addition to armored vehicles advanced in Hameidiyyeh town and passed through Ofania, reaching the vicinity of Ein Al-Nuriyah town in Quneitra countryside, the incursion was escorted by drones flying over the area. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 September 2026, Israeli forces with around ten military vehicles advanced and set up a temporary checkpoint on Ein Al-Nuriyah-Khan Arnaba road in Quneitra countryside. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 September 2026, Israeli forces with around eight military vehicles advanced in Rasm Al Hayadrah in the vicinity of Kodneh town in Quneitra countryside, and deployed among houses, and opened fire in the area, as well as throwing light bombs. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 September 2026, Israeli forces with eight military vehicles advanced in Sayda al-Hanout town in Quneitra countryside, and searched civilians' houses in the western neighborhood. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 September 2026, Israeli forces with four military vehicles advanced in Al Amal farms near Tarnaja town in Quneitra countryside, and set fire to the Mothers of Tarnaja center before withdrawing from the area. | 17. Other: On 13 September 2026, Jordanian military forces stopped a drugs smuggling operation inside flying balloons in an unspecified location, (coded to Nasib Border Crossing) in Dara countryside. The ballons were shot down inside Jordanian lands. | 18. Arrests: On 14 September 2026, police forces launched a security operation and surrounded a house of a wanted Kurdish man in Ein Issa town in Ar Raqqa countryside, detaining him, and then headed to his brother's house to surrender himself for unknown reasons. | 19. Arrests: On 14 September 2026, police forces arrested a woman in Aleppo - Unspecified city, after she appeared in a widely circulated video clip while performing acts of sorcery. | 20. Arrests: On 14 September 2026, police forces launched a security operation and raided two houses of two wanted Kurdish men in Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified city, and detained them because they are accused of being former autonomous administration institutions employees. | 21. Arrests: On 14 September 2026, police forces arrested a collaborator with the former Assad regime in Tadmor town in Homs countryside. | 22. Arrests: On 14 September 2026, police forces arrested a former YPG member in Tell Abiad area in Ar Raqqa countryside, on charges of displacing Tell Abiad residents, and seizing their properties during the group's control of the area. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 September 2026, Israeli forces with around eight military vehicles advanced in Sayda al-Gholan town in Quneitra countryside. | 24. Other: On 14 September 2026, Israeli forces fired light bombs over Beer Ajam farmlands in Quneitra countryside. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 September 2026, Israeli military forces conducted two ground incursions in unidentified areas in Quneitra governorate for unknown reasons (coded to Quneitra city). | 26. Other: Strikes: On 15 September 2026, an unknown number of public and private bakery owners in Al Hasakeh countryside continued a strike for the second consecutive day and suspended bread production in protest against an increase in diesel fuel prices (coded to Shadadah town in Al Hasakeh countryside). Sources claimed that the increase in fuel prices significantly increased bakery operating and bread production costs, causing bread shortages and long queues of civilians seeking to obtain bread, while government-produced bread was sold in local markets for up to 10,000 Syrian pounds per bundle. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 September 2026, former QSD members who had refused integration into the Syrian Interim Government's forces established checkpoints and blocked the main road at Sinalco Roundabout in Al-Hasakeh - Al Mufti neighborhood in Al-Hasakeh city. Sources claimed that Syrian police forces were absent from the area at the time. | 28. Other: On 15 September 2026, Israeli warplanes conducted overflight in Rural Damascus governorate for unknown reasons (coded to Bait Jan town). | 29. Other: On 15 September 2026, sources published recent aerial images showing that Russian military forces maintained an active m | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 18-09-2026 | 23 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+10% vs previous week) | 23 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 10% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 19 locations including Bait Jan, Aleppo - Syriac Quarter, An-Nasiriyah and 16 additional locations. These events resulted in 4 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 4 | ACLED |
| 18-09-2026 | 10 Battles events in Syria (up from 4 previous week) | 10 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This is up from 4 events in the previous week, affecting 10 locations including Al-Hasakeh - Kheshman, Aleppo - Al-Salhen, Aleppo - Hamadaniyeh and 7 additional locations. These events resulted in 6 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 6 | ACLED |
| 11-09-2026 | 77 Strategic developments events in Syria (+38% vs previous week) | 77 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 38% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 59 locations including Jomleh, Rafid, Wadi al Raqqad and 56 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 5 September 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested more than 60 former Assad regime members including a pilot in several neighborhoods of Aleppo city including Aleppo - Bab Al Hadid neighborhood, who were involved in security and military operations alongside the former Assad regime over the past years. | 2. Arrests: On 5 September 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member in Lattakia countryside (coded to the province capital Lattakia - Unspecified city). He was involved in war crimes and arbitrary arrests committed against civilians during the years of the revolution. He also participated in military operations against unarmed civilians in Damascus and Eastern Ghouta, in addition to his supervision of arbitrary arrest campaigns in Dara. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 5 September 2026, Israeli forces with five military vehicles conducted a ground incursion in Al Asbah town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint to search people passing by, and raided a house before withdrawing. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 5 September 2026, Israeli forces with four military vehicles conducted a ground incursion in Razaniya Sayda town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint and searched the town before withdrawing. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 5 September 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion in Um Batna town in Quneitra countryside. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 5 September 2026, Israeli forces with four military vehicles conducted a ground incursion in Wadi al Raqqad area in Dara countryside, before withdrawing. | 7. Other: On 5 September 2026, As-Sweida National Guards continued to prevent students in Shahba area in As Sweida countryside from reaching the northern countryside, where exam centers are located to take their exams. | 8. Arrests: On 6 September 2026, police forces arrested a young man from Al Mayadin town during his visit to the immigration and passports branch in Al Baramkeh Damascus - Qanawat neighborhood in Damascus city for unknown reasons. | 9. Arrests: On 6 September 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime pilot in an unknown location (coded to Damascus - Unspecified city). He was accused of bombing areas in Ghouta. | 10. Arrests: On 6 September 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested a number of former Assad regime members in the university area in Idleb - Al Shamali neighborhood in Idleb city. Fire shots were heard during the operation. | 11. Arrests: On 6 September 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested a man and his son who were collaborators with the former Assad regime in Idleb countryside (coded to the province capital Idleb - Unspecified city), the father is accused of monitoring and photographing military sites, checkpoints, and positions in Idlib, and Aleppo countrysides using a motorcycle equipped with hidden cameras. He is also accused of providing the former Assad regime's security services with the coordinates of civilian and vital locations in exchange for money, while the son is accused of leaking sensitive military information, exploiting his previous work with revolutionary factions on Aleppo fronts, and sending coordinates of troop positions and checkpoints, along with information on the number of fighters, weapons, and vehicles, using communication devices his father obtained from the former Assad regime's security services. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 September 2026, Israeli helicopters flew at low altitude over Quneitra countryside (coded to the province capital Quneitra city), and fired thermal balloons for unknown reasons. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 September 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion in a poultry farm in Rafid town in Quneitra countryside, and searched it, while they fired light flares over the town as well. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 September 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles conducted a ground incursion in Um Batna town in Quneitra countryside. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 September 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles conducted a ground incursion in Wadi al Raqqad area and deployed in Al Hadeeb hill in Dara countryside before withdrawing. | 16. Other: On 6 September 2026, Israeli reconnaissance aircrafts flew over Jomleh town in Dara countryside. | 17. Arrests: On 6 September 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a Kurdish civilian man from Quamishli city at a the Ithariyah checkpoint in Ithariyah town in Hama countryside while he was traveling from Al Hasakeh governorate to Damascus city for surgery. Police forces searched the man's mobile phone and arrested him after finding Kurdish symbols and images on the device. | 18. Arrests: On 7 September 2026, police forces arrested a singer during a party in Deir Qanun town in rural Damascus, because of praising a figure associated with the former Assad regime. | 19. Arrests: On 7 September 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime officer in Tartous countryside (coded to the province capital Tartous city). He was previously involved in issuing direct orders to his units to fire on unarmed protesters in rural Damascus, as well as overseeing raids that resulted in widespread arbitrary arrests. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 September 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion and set up a temporary checkpoint on Ofania-Khan Arnaba road in Quneitra countryside. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 September 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles and an infantry force conducted a ground incursion in Tarnaja town in Quneitra countryside, and threw smoke grenades at civilians' houses, while Israeli reconnaissance aircrafts flew over the area. | 22. Other: On 7 September 2026, police forces launched a security operation and thwarted a drugs smuggling operation in As Sweida countryside (coded to the province capital As-Sweida - Unspecified city) near the Jordanian borders, and seized 44 kilograms of hashish (cannabis) and 218,000 Captagon pills, in addition to GPS devices, while Jordanian forces shot down flying balloons with drugs inside it, The ballons were shot down inside Jordanian lands. | 23. Other: On 7 September 2026, landowners from Qodsayya, Al-Bajaa, M'adamiyat al-Sham, Wadi Barada, and other areas of Rural Damascus governorate held a meeting with members of the People's Assembly in Qodsayya town in Rural Damascus countryside to discuss the expropriation of their lands, demanding the cancellation of decrees and decisions issued without consultation with a legislative authority, the return of expropriated lands to their legal owners, and the restoration of their right to use, cultivate, and benefit from their lands. Sources claimed that the landowners had cultivated, invested in, and maintained the lands for decades before being deprived of their ownership and right to use them as a result of the expropriation decisions. Participants also called for a meeting with the President of Syria to directly discuss the issue and demanded that their constitutionally protected property rights be restored. | 24. Arrests: On 8 September 2026, police forces of Syria arrested the wife, son, and an unknown number of other family members of an Alawite civilian man in Kafr Kamra village in Hama countryside, who had been shot and killed by unknown gunmen the previous day at his poultry farm approximately two kilometers east of Kefr Kamrah village in Hama c | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 11-09-2026 | 21 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+5% vs previous week) | 21 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 5% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 14 locations including Maariya, Bait Jan, Kharab Al Zar'ah and 11 additional locations. These events resulted in 4 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 4 | ACLED |
| 04-09-2026 | 56 Strategic developments events in Syria (-33% vs previous week) | 56 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 33% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 46 locations including Jbata Elkhashab, Jomleh, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified and 43 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 29 August 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested a drug dealer in Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified city, and confiscated 37 kilograms of hashish (cannabis), in addition to a quantity of other narcotic drugs, as well as various weapons, ammunition and a number of cars. | 2. Other: On 29 August 2026, police forces thwarted an international smuggling operation in eastern As Sweida countryside (coded to the province capital As-Sweida - Unspecified city), and seized 138 kg of hashish (cannabis) and 382,000 narcotic pills. | 3. Arrests: On 30 August 2026, police forces raided the predominantly Alawite town of Krad Dasniyeh town in Homs countryside, and arrested a young man suspected to be from the Alawite sect. for unknown reasons. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 August 2026, Israeli forces with three vehicles advanced and set up a checkpoint in Al-Ajraf town in Quneitra countryside. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 August 2026, Israeli forces advanced and set up a temporary checkpoint in Al Kasarat area in the vicinity of Jbata Elkhashab town in Quneitra countryside, and searched workers there. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 August 2026, Israeli forces with two tanks advanced in the vicinity of an UNDOF point in Tal Al Hawa area south of Jbata Elkhashab town in Quneitra countryside, and deployed there. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 August 2026, Israeli helicopters flew at low altitude over Tafas town in Dara countryside. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 August 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles advanced and raided two houses in Tarnaja town in Quneitra countryside. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 August 2026, Israeli forces with three vehicles advanced in Wadi al Raqqad town in Dara countryside. | 10. Other: On 30 August 2026, As-Sweida National Guards prevented students in As-Sweida - Unspecified city, from heading to exam centers in the northern countryside of As Sweida for the second consecutive day. | 11. Arrests: On 31 August 2026, police forces raided a former Assad regime retired military pilot's house in Al-Qalaye town in Lattakia countryside, and arrested him, and seized his vehicle. | 12. Arrests: On 31 August 2026, police forces arrested two former Assad regime officers in Lattakia countryside (coded to the province capital Lattakia - Unspecified city). Both were involved in suppressing and arresting civilians, imposing levies and financial extortion, and fabricating terrorism charges, in addition to accusations of participating in killing and disappearance of detainees and activists during the years of the revolution. One of whom previously bombed a number of cities and towns in Daraa, including Ankhel town. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 31 August 2026, Israeli forces with two tanks advanced in Al Dar'iyat hill west of Ma'laqa town in Quneitra countryside, before withdrawing | 14. Other: On 31 August 2026, Jordanian military forces stopped a drugs smuggling operation inside flying balloons in an unspecified location, coded to Nasib Border Crossing in Dara countryside. The ballons were shot down inside Jordanian lands. | 15. Arrests: On 1 September 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a former pro-government Popular Committees commander in an unknown location in Aleppo governorate (coded to Aleppo - Unspecified city). The individual was a former commander of the Popular Committees in the Aleppo - Maysaloon and Aleppo - Hameidiyyeh neighborhoods of Aleppo city during the former Assad regime and was accused of participating in the suppression of demonstrations, causing the arrest of opposition members, participating in armed clashes against opposition forces, and seizing properties belonging to civilians and opposition members who had fled Aleppo city during the war. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 September 2026, As-Sweida National Guards moved military reinforcements toward several frontlines in western As Sweida countryside amid ongoing clashes with military forces of Syria and their affiliated forces (coded to Walgha town in Western As Sweida countryside). | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 September 2026, Israeli military forces conducted three other ground incursions into unknown locations in Quneitra governorate for unknown reasons (coded to Quneitra city). | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 September 2026, Israeli military forces consisting of 10 military vehicles conducted a ground incursion into Jomleh village in the Yarmouk Basin area in western Dara countryside for unknown reasons. The forces entered through Tall Abu al-Ghaithar gate, advanced along the Saysun-Jomleh road in western Dara countryside, and entered Jomleh village, where they deployed among residential neighborhoods and raided and searched several houses for unknown reasons before withdrawing. On the same day, Israeli military forces consisting of four military vehicles conducted a second ground incursion into Jomleh village. The forces deployed and moved within the village before raiding and searching several houses for unknown reasons. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 September 2026, several military and security formations of the Syrian Interim Government (coded as police forces of Syria and military forces of Syria) entered Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified city through multiple axes and began deploying and taking over former QSD security and military positions. The formations included police forces of Syria, General Security forces of the police forces of Syria, military police, special forces, and road security forces. Sources claimed that hundreds of special forces members entered the city, while police forces of Syria took over the Vanguards Camp near the eastern entrance of the city and began establishing positions. The deployment was part of the implementation of the 29 January 2026 agreement between the Syrian Interim Government and QSD concerning the integration of QSD military, security, and administrative institutions into Syrian state institutions. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 September 2026, United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) forces conducted a patrol in Jomleh village in the Yarmouk Basin area in western Dara countryside. Sources claimed that the patrol departed from the UNDOF position at Tall Abu al-Ghaithar and toured Jomleh village as part of ongoing UN monitoring patrols in the area. | 21. Other: On 1 September 2026, Israeli drones conducted overflights over southern areas of Quneitra governorate for unknown reasons (coded to Rafid town in southern Quneitra countryside). | 22. Other: On 1 September 2026, Israeli warplanes conducted overflight in Dara governorate for unknown reasons (coded to Maariya town in Dara countryside). | 23. Other: On 1 September 2026, police forces of Syria released a civilian from Khasham town in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside after approximately five years of detention by former QSD forces. Sources claimed that the man had been detained by former QSD forces and held at Alaya Prison in Al Hasakeh countryside before former QSD forces handed him over to the Syrian Interim Government following the 29 January agreement, which subsequently released him. | 24. Other: Strikes: On 1 September 2026, employees and workers of the Deir ez Zor Electricity Company, located in Deir-ez-Zor - Jubailah neighborhood in Deir ez Zor city, went on strike to protest the non-payment of their salaries and financial entitlements for more than fo | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 04-09-2026 | 20 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-23% vs previous week) | 20 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 23% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 15 locations including As-Sweida - Unspecified, Eastern Tall al Ahmar, Maariya and 12 additional locations. These events resulted in 11 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 11 | ACLED |
| 04-09-2026 | 29 Battles events in Syria (+190% vs previous week) | 29 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 190% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 21 locations including Rimet Hazem, Mansoura, Walgha and 18 additional locations. These events resulted in 9 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 9 | ACLED |
| 03-09-2026 | Yesterday, UN human rights experts urged the Syrian Transitional Government to suspend the applicat ion of the laws that resulted in systematic dispossessions and displacement under the previous | Yesterday, UN human rights experts urged the Syrian Transitional Government to suspend the applicat ion of the laws that resulted in systematic dispossessions and displacement under the previous regime and to initiate a process in the People's Assembly to review and replace them. The experts noted that these laws continue to generate problems for millions of returnees and IDPs and called for a new constitutional framework that explicitly protects housing rights, cancels abusive laws, and tackles the socio -economic root causes of the conflict . | Economic, Political | UNOCC | |
| 01-09-2026 | Syria's National Commission for Missing Persons marked the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on Sunday by reaffirming efforts to clarify the fate of missing persons and | Syria's National Commission for Missing Persons marked the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on Sunday by reaffirming efforts to clarify the fate of missing persons and launching the “Athar” reporting platform for families. The Commission reported responding to 194 suspected mass grave reports and said exhumations remain pending due to limited forensic and DNA capacity. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said at least 177,021 people remain forcibly disappeared, while other human rights bodies called for stronger family participation, legal measures and sustained support. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 31-08-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Aleppo | On 31 August 2026, unknown gunmen kidnapped a nineteen-year-old young man after blocking a car he was in with two friends in Mahmodiah neighborhood in Afrin town in Aleppo countryside, injuring the two friends while they were fleeing. There were no fatalities. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-08-2026 | Riots in Syria, Ar Raqqa | On 31 August 2026, displaced people burned houses and bulldozed agricultural lands and private properties belongs to Kurdish civilians in Kandal town in western Tell Abiad countryside in Ar Raqqa countryside. The displaced people have been living in those houses since 2019. | Political | ACLED | |
| 31-08-2026 | Riots in Syria, Ar Raqqa | On 31 August 2026, displaced people burned houses and bulldozed agricultural lands and private properties belongs to Kurdish civilians in Yabseh town in Ar Raqqa countryside. The displaced people have been living in those houses since 2019. | Political | ACLED | |
| 31-08-2026 | Riots in Syria, Ar Raqqa | On 31 August 2026, displaced people burned houses and bulldozed agricultural lands and private properties belongs to Kurdish civilians in Tal Fandar town in Ar Raqqa countryside. The displaced people have been living in those houses since 2019. | Political | ACLED | |
| 30-08-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, As Sweida | On 30 August 2026, As-Sweida National Guards checkpoint members opened fire at a vehicle at Al 'anqoud roundabout at the northern entrance of As-Sweida - Unspecified city, which resulted injuring two young men while they were heading to Damascus airport. There were no fatalities. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-08-2026 | 84 Strategic developments events in Syria (+38% vs previous week) | 84 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 38% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 59 locations including Quneitra, Dar'a - Unspecified, As-Sweida - Unspecified and 56 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 22 August 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested a number of ISIL cell members on Al Mayadin-Deir-ez-Zor road in Deir ez Zor countryside. The cell members worked on preparing and equipping explosive devices. | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 August 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced and set up a temporary checkpoint on Ain al Abd-Al Asbah road in Quneitra countryside. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 August 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced in the vicinity of Al-Mantara Dam town in Quneitra countryside, and deployed for about half an hour on the roof of an abandoned two-story house. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 August 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Eastern Al Bassali town in Quneitra countryside, and raided a house. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 August 2026, Israeli forces advanced and set up a checkpoint on Jbata Elkhashab-Ofania road in Quneitra countryside, and searched people passing by. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 August 2026, Israeli forces advanced in the vicinity of Rafid town in Quneitra countryside, and forced shepherds to leave the area, and prevented them from continuing to graze sheep. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 August 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles advanced towards Wadi al Raqqad dam in Dara countryside. | 8. Arrests: On 23 August 2026, police forces arrested around ten young men in Lower Shyookh district in Aleppo countryside, because of their participation in a protest against the return and deployment of Kurdish Asayish members, which are integrated with police forces. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 August 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced in Jomleh town in Dara countryside, and four other vehicles advanced on Jomleh-Saysun road before withdrawing. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 August 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced and set up a temporary checkpoint in Um Ezam town in Quneitra countryside, and searched people passing by. | 11. Arrests: On 24 August 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Lattakia province (coded to the province capital Lattakia - Unspecified city), and arrested three drug dealers, and confiscated 45 kg of hashish (cannabis), 25,000 Captagon pills, 400 grams of crystal meth, and two firearms. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 August 2026, Israeli forces advanced and started excavating trenches and raising earthen embankments using heavy machinery in the vicinity of their military base south of Al-Mantara Dam in Quneitra countryside. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 August 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Maariya town in Dara countryside, and searched several houses, while Israeli drones flew over the area. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 August 2026, Israeli forces with ten military vehicles carrying soldiers advanced and set up a checkpoint in Al Mresh neighborhood in Rafid town in Quneitra countryside, amid an Israeli drone flying over the area. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 August 2026, Israeli forces with military vehicles advanced in Sayda al-Gholan town in Quneitra countryside, and searched a farmland in the town's vicinity. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 August 2026, an UNDOF patrol took place in Maariya town in Dara countryside, after Israeli forces targeted the town, to check the damage. | 17. Other: On 24 August 2026, Druze students and activists participating in the 'Our Right to Learn' campaign in As Sweida governorate issued a statement objecting to the Syrian Ministry of Education's implementation of the recent Presidential Decree granting students from As Sweida governorate an extraordinary examination session (coded to As-Sweida - Unspecified). Sources claimed that the campaign objected to holding examination centers in northern As Sweida countryside due to security concerns following violations by forces affiliated with Syria's interim government during the July 2025 events and difficulties traveling amid unstable security conditions. It also criticized the nine-day preparation period as insufficient following prolonged interruptions to students' education. The campaign demanded that examination centers be relocated to As Sweida, Shahba, and Salkhad cities in As Sweida governorate and called on UN agencies and international organizations to provide neutral monitoring of the examination process and ensure its integrity. | 18. Arrests: On 25 August 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a former member of the military forces of Syria during the Assad regime at an unidentified location in Ar Raqqa governorate for involvement in killing dozens of civilians and committing violations during the Assad regime (coded to Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified). Sources claimed that he was a former commander of the Desert Commandos Regiment affiliated with the Military Security branch and had close ties to Iranian-backed militias. | 19. Arrests: On 25 August 2026, police forces of Syria arrested an unknown number of members of the Facilities Guard of Omar - Oil Fields in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside in unidentified locations in Deir ez Zor governorate for facilitating oil theft (coded to Omar - Oil Fields). | 20. Arrests: On 25 August 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a man at an unidentified location in Homs governorate for shooting and killing a Christian young man on 16 August for unknown reasons (coded to Homs - Unspecified). Sources claimed that the arrested man confessed to tracking and shooting the victim. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 August 2026, Israeli Defense Minister 'Israel Katz' (coded as military forces of Syria) visited Israeli military forces stationed at a military position on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon in southern Quneitra countryside (coded to Mount Hermon). Sources claimed that Katz was accompanied by senior Israeli military commanders and claimed that Israeli military forces would remain in Mount Hermon and the security zone as long as Israel considered security threats to persist. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 August 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion into 'Ghurfat Majham' area on the outskirts of Wadi al Raqqad in southern Dara countryside through the Tall Abu al-Ghaithar gate with five military vehicles and deployed at the elevated position and its surroundings for unknown reasons. Sources claimed that 'Ghurfat Majham' is a strategic elevated position overlooking several villages along Wadi al Raqqad. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 August 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion into Rafid town in southern Quneitra countryside and deployed at elevated positions in the town for unknown reasons. Sources claimed that Israeli drones conducted intensive overflights over the area during the deployment. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 August 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion into Tall al-Duraiyat west of Ma'laqa village in southern Quneitra countryside with two tanks and a bulldozer for unknown reasons and withdrew from the area after a short period (coded to Ma'laqa). | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 August 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion into Um Batna town in central Quneitra countryside with three m | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-08-2026 | 10 Battles events in Syria (-17% vs previous week) | 10 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 17% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 10 locations including Al Bab, As-Sweida - Unspecified, Jeb al Safa and 7 additional locations. These events resulted in 8 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 8 | ACLED |
| 28-08-2026 | 26 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (unchanged vs previous week) | 26 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This is unchanged compared to the previous week, affecting 23 locations including Bait Jan, Dhameer, Sayada and 20 additional locations. These events resulted in 8 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 8 | ACLED |
| 26-08-2026 | Instability in Syria | Since the ouster of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024, Syria has entered a fragile transition under Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), a group that the United States had designated as a terrorist organization until July 2025. | Political | Global Conflict Tracker | |
| 26-08-2026 | Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazloum Abdi announced the dissolution of the Kurdish -led force as an independent armed group yesterday , describing the move as a historic step toward peace | Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazloum Abdi announced the dissolution of the Kurdish -led force as an independent armed group yesterday , describing the move as a historic step toward peace and national integration. This comes amid ongoing efforts to implement the 29 January agreement reached regarding the integrati on of SDF institutions into the Syrian state ; key issues, including security arrangements and Kurdish -language education, remain unresolved. Golan Renewed violations of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement and several impediments to UNDOF's movements and liaison efforts were reported yesterday, including increased Israeli military activity and the imposition of temporary movement restrictions in the Mount Hermon area (likely linked to a visit by Israel's defence minister, who noted that Israeli forces would remain deployed there as long as security threats persisted). Additionally, planned peacekeeper efforts to engage local community leaders in Al Halas and Kuseba could not proceed following the Syrian Security and Administrative Directorate's failure to approve the requests. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 21-08-2026 | 61 Strategic developments events in Syria (-8% vs previous week) | 61 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 8% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 42 locations including Quneitra, Damascus - Unspecified, Dar'a - Unspecified and 39 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 15 August 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime officer in Nawa town in Dara countryside, who held leadership positions in the political security branch in Ar Raqqa province, and was accused of overseeing raids and arrests targeting civilians and activists, in addition to participating in investigations and acts of abuse against detainees. | 2. Arrests: On 15 August 2026, police forces arrested four people whom are responsible for the attack on Dawa Medicals hospital in Azaz town in Aleppo countryside, which caused significant material damage and rendered parts of the hospital inoperable, in addition to the death of a woman who was receiving treatment inside it. | 3. Arrests: On 15 August 2026, police General Intelligence Services arrested an ISIL leader in an unknown location (coded to Damascus - Unspecified city). | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 August 2026, Israeli forces with twelve vehicles escorted by three drones advanced and conducted a raid and search operation in Saysun town in Dara countryside, while Israeli warplanes and helicopters flew over the province. | 5. Other: On 15 August 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Quneitra province. | 6. Other: On 15 August 2026, police forces thwarted a drugs smuggling operation in eastern As Sweida countryside (coded to the province capital As-Sweida - Unspecified city), and confiscated 37 kg of hashish (cannabis). | 7. Arrests: On 16 August 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Damascus - Unspecified city, and arrested five relatives of a former Assad regime leader, whom are also former regime members after the exposure of attempts by them to use bribes in order to influence the security prosecution procedures against them and to divert the attention of the authorities from their movements. | 8. Arrests: On 16 August 2026, police forces arrested the man who opened fire in the air in Qarleq neighborhood in Aleppo - Qarleq city. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 August 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Hameidiyyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint at the entrance of the town, and searched people passing by. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 August 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles advanced in Jbata Elkhashab town in Quneitra countryside, and searched a house. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 August 2026, Israeli forces with around six vehicles advanced and conducted a raid and search operation in several houses in the western neighborhood of Rafid town in Quneitra countryside. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 August 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Sayda al-Gholan town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint, and searched people passing by. | 13. Other: On 16 August 2026, Global Coalition armored reconnaissance drones flew over northern Idleb countryside (coded to the province capital Idleb - Unspecified city). | 14. Arrests: On 17 August 2026, police forces arrested a former Qalamoon Shield Forces member affiliated with the former Assad regime in rural Damascus, coded to At Tall town. He was heavily involved in the military operations of the auxiliary formations, as he participated in the battles of Harasta, Idlib countryside and Hama countryside. He is also accused of direct participation in the raids and abuse of civilians in At Tall town in rural Damascus during the rule of the former Assad regime, through coordination between QDW militias and the political security branch. | 15. Arrests: On 18 August 2026, police forces of Syria in Dara governorate, in cooperation with the Counter-Terrorism Department, arrested a former lieutenant colonel who had served in the Criminal Security and Political Security branches in Ar Raqqa governorate during the Assad regime in Nawa city in Dara countryside. Sources claimed that the individual had been convicted in Austria and sentenced to eight years in prison but fled before serving his sentence and illegally entered Syria. | 16. Arrests: On 18 August 2026, police forces of Syria's Counter-Terrorism Department, in cooperation with the Fourth Directorate, arrested a former member of the military forces of Syria during the Assad regime who had been responsible for sections of Saydnaya Military Prison, in an unidentified location in Syria (coded to Damascus - Unspecified). | 17. Arrests: On 18 August 2026, police forces of Syria conducted a raid and arrest campaign in Deir ez Zor governorate, arresting an unidentified number of drug dealers and former commanders of the National Defence Forces (QDW) during the Assad regime (coded to Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified). | 18. Arrests: On 18 August 2026, police forces of Syria arrested an individual in an unidentified location in Deir ez Zor governorate for stabbing and killing a police member with a knife during a dispute of an unknown nature in Deir-ez-Zor - Jubailah neighborhood (coded to Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified). | 19. Arrests: On 18 August 2026, police forces of Syria, in cooperation with the General Intelligence Services and unidentified international partners (coded as Global Coalition), arrested a prominent military commander of ISIL during a security operation in an unidentified location in Menbij countryside in eastern Aleppo (coded to Al Birah town in Menbij countryside). Sources claimed that the commander had served as ISIL's general military commander for Wilayat al-Sham, previously as its deputy general military commander, and as the commander responsible for Wilayat Idleb. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 August 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion into Sayda al-Gholan village in Quneitra countryside with three military vehicles for unknown reasons. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 August 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion into Tall Wardah in Quneitra countryside, overlooking Bait Jan town in western Rural Damascus countryside, and deployed in the area for unknown reasons. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 August 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a total of three ground incursions in Quneitra governorate for unknown reason (coded to Quneitra city). | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 August 2026, Israeli military forces conducted bulldozing operations in Al Shaar forest southwest of Jbata Elkhashab village in northern Quneitra countryside near the separation line with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights for unknown reasons, bulldozing forested land and cutting down trees while maintaining a military presence in the area (coded to Jbata Elkhashab). | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 August 2026, Syrian military forces mobilized and deployed in the vicinity of Abul Thohur - Military Airbase in eastern Idleb countryside following four Israeli airstrikes on the airport. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 August 2026, police forces of Syria and Syrian military police deployed patrols and reinforcements in Zir village in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside following armed clashes between unknown tribal militias belonging to cousins from the same tribe, with the deployment aimed at stopping the clashes and restoring security in the village. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 August 2026, police forces of Syria deployed reinforcements to Al-Ruba'i checkpoint near Mseifra town in eastern Dara countryside to pursue civilians who had attacked and injured two police members with sticks and sharp objects during a dispute of an unkno | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 21-08-2026 | 26 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+100% vs previous week) | 26 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 100% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 24 locations including Maariya, Tiba, Abdin and 21 additional locations. These events resulted in 8 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 8 | ACLED |
| 21-08-2026 | 12 Battles events in Syria (+9% vs previous week) | 12 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 9% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 11 locations including Zir, Al-Hasakeh - Al Ghazal, Amuda and 8 additional locations. These events resulted in 5 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 5 | ACLED |
| 19-08-2026 | 3 In Damascus yesterday, the IAEA Director General and Syrian authorities agreed on steps to address outstanding safeguards linked to the former regime's undeclared nuclear activities, including | 3 In Damascus yesterday, the IAEA Director General and Syrian authorities agreed on steps to address outstanding safeguards linked to the former regime's undeclared nuclear activities, including verification of recently identified nuclear material (see also UNO CC Daily of 12 August) . Further to yesterday's report, suspected Israeli strikes on Abu al -Duhur military airport drew condemnation from several Arab states, including Kuwait , Jordan , Egypt , Qatar and Saudi Arabia , as well as Türkiye . The US called the incident an “unnecessary escalation”; Israel has not claimed responsibility. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 18-08-2026 | UN sources report a volatile security environment as IDF continues military activity across Da raa and Quneitra governorate s, including a largescale incursion into Abdeen (Daraa ) involving | UN sources report a volatile security environment as IDF continues military activity across Da raa and Quneitra governorate s, including a largescale incursion into Abdeen (Daraa ) involving approximately infantry personnel, UAVs and a helico pter. Meanwhile , further north in Idlib Governorate , suspected Israeli air strikes targeted the Abu al -Zuhour military airport , marking the fir st such attack since the fall of Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024. | Environmental, Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 14-08-2026 | 66 Strategic developments events in Syria (-10% vs previous week) | 66 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 10% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 45 locations including Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified, Quneitra, Dar'a - Unspecified and 42 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 8 August 2026, police forces launched a security operation and thwarted a smuggling attempt in southern Quneitra countryside (coded to the province capital Quneitra city), and arrested four smugglers, and seized 17.5 kg of narcotics and about 100,000 narcotic pills, in addition to a weapon with ammunition. | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 August 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Al-Mantara Dam in Quneitra countryside, which coincided with the presence of UNDOF just meters away from their deployment site. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 August 2026, Israeli forces advanced on Eastern Samadaniyeh-Khan Arnaba road in Quneitra countryside, and blocked the road, and carried out bulldozing operations near the road. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 August 2026, Israeli forces with six vehicles advanced in Wadi al Raqqad, and arrived at Saysun-Jomleh road in Dara countryside. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 August 2026, Israeli forces with military vehicles, two tanks, and two bulldozers advanced in Western Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and bulldozed agricultural lands in the area. | 6. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 8 August 2026, police forces launched a security operation and thwarted a smuggling attempt of a weapons, RPG shells, and ammunition shipment towards Lebanon in Tartous province (coded to the province capital Tartous city). | 7. Other: On 8 August 2026, suspected Jordanian warplanes and reconnaissance drones flew over As Sweida province (coded to the province capital As-Sweida - Unspecified city). | 8. Other: Mass grave: On 8 August 2026, police forces found body remnants of an unknown number of civilians in Deir ez Zor province (coded to the province capital Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified city), killed by unknown gunmen. | 9. Arrests: On 9 August 2026, police forces launched a security operation and raided a former Assad regime pilot's house in Nawa town in Dara countryside, and arrested him. | 10. Arrests: On 9 August 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Izra' town in Dara countryside, and arrested four former members and collaborators of the former Assad regime. | 11. Arrests: On 9 August 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Khan Arnaba town in Quneitra countryside, and arrested nine ISIL members including a leader. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 August 2026, Israeli forces with two tanks and several military vehicles carrying soldiers advanced in Eastern Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint to search people passing by before withdrawing. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 August 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Western Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and combed the surrounding farmlands. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 August 2026, Turkish forces withdrew from a military base in Jalbul town in Aleppo countryside, after more than eight years. | 15. Arrests: On 10 August 2026, police forces of Syria raided the house of a former Syrian military forces officer during the Assad regime in Armati town in Lattakia countryside. He had previously served as head of the army's Operations Authority and commander of the 12th Brigade in Dara. Sources claimed that in 2018, he appeared during a ceremony in which a Russian general awarded him several medals in recognition of his role in military operations in Dara governorate. On 18 August 2026, police forces of Syria declared his arrest and claimed that investigations showed his involvement in military operations and violations against civilians during the Assad regime, including his participation as an assault group commander in the Talloul al-Safa battles in As Sweida countryside in 2018 and in military operations in Dara, Homs, and Idleb governorates, during which he issued orders to open fire and use artillery and rocket launchers. | 16. Arrests: On 10 August 2026, police forces arrested two drug dealers in Kafr Karmin town in Aleppo countryside, and seized approximately 13 kg of Hashish (cannabis), 500 Captagon pills, and 20 boxes of various types of ammunition. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 August 2026, Israeli forces with two tanks and several military vehicles carrying soldiers advanced in Abu Qubays area in southern Quneitra countryside (coded to Ghadir al Bostan town). | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 August 2026, Israeli forces with two military vehicles advanced in Wadi al Raqqad area in Dara countryside. | 19. Other: On 10 August 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Dara province (coded to the province capital Dar'a - Unspecified city). | 20. Other: On 10 August 2026, Jordanian military forces stopped a drugs smuggling operation inside flying balloons in an unspecified location, coded to Nasib Border Crossing in Dara countryside. | 21. Arrests: On 11 August 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a former member of the State Security Branch under the former Assad regime in an unidentified location in Deir ez Zor governorate (coded to Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified). Sources claimed that the man, originally from Jdid Ekeidat town in Deir ez Zor countryside, had served as head of the Religions Department at the State Security Branch in Deir ez Zor and was accused of involvement in Al-Joura and Al-Qusour massacres during the former Assad regime. | 22. Arrests: On 11 August 2026, police forces of Syria arrested seven Kurdish civilians in Ain al Arab - Unspecified (Kobani) city in Aleppo countryside, accused of participating in riots in the city the previous day. | 23. Arrests: On 11 August 2026, police forces of Syria arrested six drug smugglers during a security operation in an unidentified location in Deir ez Zor governorate for involvement in drug trafficking (coded to Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified). Sources claimed that police forces seized 3 kg of crystal methamphetamine intended for distribution during the operation. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 August 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion into Kodneh town in southern Quneitra countryside and established a temporary checkpoint inside the town for unknown reasons. Sources claimed that Israeli soldiers stopped and searched passersby and checked their identification documents at the checkpoint. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 August 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a total of eight military activities in Quneitra governorate, including five incursions, two checkpoints, and one raid for unknown reasons (coded to Quneitra city). | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 August 2026, Israeli military forces consisting of six military vehicles conducted a ground incursion through Tal Abu al-Ghaithar gate toward Sayda al-Gholan village in southern Quneitra countryside. Sources claimed that Israeli military drones flew intensively over the area during the incursion. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 August 2026, Syrian military and police forces deployed in the vicinity of Tawil village in Al Hasakeh countryside and conducted search operations following an attack by unknown gunmen on a Syrian military position that killed two military members and injured two others. | 28. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 August 2026, police forces of Syria deployed in multiple locations across Ain al Arab (Kobani) city in Aleppo countryside (coded to Ain al Arab - Unspecified). Sources claimed that the deployment aimed to restore calm following riots and att | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 14-08-2026 | 13 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (unchanged vs previous week) | 13 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This is unchanged compared to the previous week, affecting 13 locations including Al Harissa, Al Qusayr, Al-Bukamal - Industrial Zone and 10 additional locations. These events resulted in 7 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 7 | ACLED |
| 14-08-2026 | 11 Battles events in Syria (-8% vs previous week) | 11 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 8% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 11 locations including Ain al Arab - Unspecified, Aleppo - Fardos, Bada and 8 additional locations. These events resulted in 6 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 6 | ACLED |
| 12-08-2026 | On Monday , the Syrian ministry of foreign affairs stated that a Memorandum of Understanding had been reached with Russia regarding the future of the Russian military facilities at Tartous and | On Monday , the Syrian ministry of foreign affairs stated that a Memorandum of Understanding had been reached with Russia regarding the future of the Russian military facilities at Tartous and Hmeimim, under which civilian facilities would gradually come under Syrian administration while military installations wo uld be repurposed as joint training and qualification centres. Meanwhile, Syria has reportedly agreed to transfer remaining Assad -era nuclear material to the IAEA . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 11-08-2026 | Media sources report that a court in Damascus has sentenced former President Ba shar al -Assad and his brother Maher al -Assad to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes | Media sources report that a court in Damascus has sentenced former President Ba shar al -Assad and his brother Maher al -Assad to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes. The case relates to the suppression of anti -government protests in 2011 and subsequent crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during the conflict. The ruling marks the first such verdict against Assad since his government was overthrown in December 2024, after which he reportedly fled to Russia. Comment : While the verdict is unlikely to be enforced while former President Assad remains in Russia, it establishes a legal basis for any future extradition request or prosecution. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 07-08-2026 | 13 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-52% vs previous week) | 13 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 52% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 13 locations including Aqrab, Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, As-Sweida - Al Shuhada and 10 additional locations. These events resulted in 6 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 6 | ACLED |
| 07-08-2026 | 12 Battles events in Syria (+33% vs previous week) | 12 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 33% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 12 locations including Al Bab, Aleppo - Karm Mayassar, As-Sanamayn and 9 additional locations. These events resulted in 9 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 9 | ACLED |
| 07-08-2026 | 73 Strategic developments events in Syria (+9% vs previous week) | 73 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 9% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 54 locations including Jbata Elkhashab, Wadi al Raqqad, Hama - Unspecified and 51 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 1 August 2026, police forces arrested three former Assad regime members whom are brothers in Homs province (coded to the province capital Homs - Unspecified city), on charges of committing a massacre of 15 unarmed civilians whom they arrested during the rule of the former Assad regime. | 2. Arrests: On 1 August 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested five drug dealers in Aqraba town in rural Damascus, and seized 179 kilograms of narcotics, including 175 kilograms of hashish and 4 kilograms of marijuana. | 3. Arrests: On 1 August 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested a drug dealer in Al Mayadin town in Deir ez Zor countryside, and seized an unspecified amount of narcotics. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 August 2026, Israeli forces with five military vehicles advanced in Al-Ajraf town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint inside the town. They also installed cameras on Al-Ajraf-Um Batna road, while an Israeli helicopter flew over Quneitra province. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 August 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles advanced in Wadi al Raqqad in Dara countryside, and raided a house and searched it, and set up a temporary checkpoint on the bridge before withdrawing, while an Israeli helicopter flew over Dara province. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 August 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Western Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and installed a camera inside the town. | 7. Arrests: Around 1 August 2026 (week of), police forces arrested a former civil defense member from Jbata Elkhashab in Quneitra countryside, after he returned home from Germany, for unknown reasons. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 August 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced on Al Hiran-Rafid road in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint, and searched people and vehicles passing by. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 August 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles advanced in Jbata Elkhashab town in Quneitra countryside. | 10. Other: On 2 August 2026, Israeli forces fired two light bombs in the vicinity of Al-Mantara Dam in Quneitra countryside. | 11. Arrests: On 3 August 2026, police forces arrested a journalist in Damascus - Unspecified city, due to a dispute with the minister of agriculture over the evacuation of a property. He was released few hours later. | 12. Arrests: On 3 August 2026, police forces launched a security operation and raided a civilian house in Kherbet Al Ward town in rural Damascus, and arrested a man. He was released few hours later. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 August 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced in Eastern Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint, and searched people passing by. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 August 2026, Israeli forces with machinery and bulldozers conducted extensive dredging operations in Al Shahar forest south western Jbata Elkhashab town in Quneitra countryside. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 August 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Maariya town in Dara countryside, and searched a number of houses in the eastern neighborhood. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 August 2026, Israeli forces with two military vehicles advanced on Saysun-Jomleh road in Dara countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint, before withdrawing. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 August 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles, a tank and bulldozers advanced in Wadi al Raqqad in Dara countryside, before withdrawing. | 18. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 3 August 2026, Syrian army forces shot down a drone belongs to an unknown military forces over Tadmor town in Homs countryside. | 19. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 3 August 2026, police forces seized a number of Grad rockets which were hidden in farmlands of Al-Harra town in Dara countryside,that belong to an unknown armed group. | 20. Arrests: On 4 August 2026, police forces of Syria, in coordination with the General Intelligence Services, arrested a civilian after locating him along the Syrian-Lebanese border (coded to Masnaa Border Crossing). Sources claimed that the man was arrested for insulting the Syrian state and its symbols and deliberately provoking Syrians, following a video he had posted showing him insulting Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and his wife outside the Syrian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. | 21. Arrests: On 4 August 2026, general intelligence services of Syria arrested a Kurdish civilian in Al Tabqa town in Ar Raqqa countryside after he had filed a complaint with the relevant authorities against a member of the general intelligence services of Syria who had shot at his home and family vehicle on 1 August (coded to Al Tabqa - Unspecified). Sources claimed that the civilian was subsequently detained at the Criminal Security Branch in Al Tabqa town for unknown reasons. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 August 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion into the western neighborhood of Maariya village in the Yarmouk Basin area of western Dara countryside. Sources claimed that Israeli forces, supported by military vehicles, advanced from Al Jazira military barracks and raided and searched several civilian homes in the village for unknown reasons. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 August 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion through Tal Abu al-Ghaithar gate toward the beginning of Wadi al Raqqad area near the Majham Room site along the border area between western Dara countryside and Quneitra governorate. Sources claimed that the Israeli force, consisting of six military vehicles and one tank, advanced along Wadi al Raqqad road before deploying across the area for unknown reasons. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 August 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a total of six military activities in Quneitra governorate, including four incursions and the establishment of two checkpoints for unknown reasons (coded to Quneitra city). | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 August 2026, Israeli military forces consisting of six military vehicles and a Hilux vehicle conducted a ground incursion near Jbata Elkhashab town in northern Quneitra countryside and established a temporary checkpoint at the Al-Kassarat junction on the road to Jbata Elkhashab town in Quneitra countryside for unknown reasons. Sources claimed that Israeli soldiers stopped and searched passersby at the checkpoint for unknown reasons before withdrawing from the area. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 August 2026, two Israeli military vehicles moved toward the road connecting Saysun and Jomleh villages in western Dara countryside during an Israeli ground incursion in the area and established a temporary checkpoint for a brief period for unknown reasons, before withdrawing (coded to Saysun). | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 August 2026, a Syrian military convoy consisting of more than 30 military vehicles moved toward Azaz city in northern Aleppo countryside for unknown reasons, amid wider heightened military readiness and movements by Syrian military forces across several areas of Syria, including Hama governorate and the Syrian-Iraqi border. | 28. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 August 2026, police forces of | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-07-2026 | 27 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+59% vs previous week) | 27 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 59% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 26 locations including Haj Hussein, Abdin, Abu Laffah and 23 additional locations. These events resulted in 10 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 10 | ACLED |
| 31-07-2026 | 67 Strategic developments events in Syria (-15% vs previous week) | 67 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 15% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 40 locations including Quneitra, Maariya, Aleppo - Unspecified and 37 additional locations. List of events: 1. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 July 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Quneitra countryside (coded to the province capital Quneitra), and set up a checkpoint. | 2. Other: On 25 July 2026, Israeli reconnaissance aircrafts conducted aerial overflights over Abdin town in Dara countryside. | 3. Arrests: On 26 July 2026, police forces arrested four Kurdish young men in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud city, for unknown reasons. | 4. Arrests: On 26 July 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member in Deir ez Zor province (coded to the province capital Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified), who was involved in suppressing peaceful protests since the start of the Syrian revolution, in addition to his responsibility for the arrest of a number of civilians in both Damascus and Deir ez-Zor. | 5. Arrests: On 26 July 2026, a police forces patrol raided a house in Eastern Jurdi town in Deir ez Zor countryside, and arrested a young man who directed sharp criticism towards the government and relevant authorities, and glorified the former Assad regime through social media. He was released later. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 26 July 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced in Al Aarada town in Dara countryside, and set up a checkpoint inside the town, they also dropped warning leaflets for locals of Yarmouk Basin, which included warnings against closing roads or obstructing the movements and incursions of Israeli forces in the area. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 26 July 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced in Maariya town in Dara countryside, and set up a checkpoint inside the town. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 26 July 2026, a UNDOF patrol took place in locations of Israeli incursions in Abdin town in Dara countryside, to inspect the sites where Israeli forces had entered. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 26 July 2026, a UNDOF patrol took place in locations of Israeli incursions in Maariya town in Dara countryside, to inspect the sites where Israeli forces had entered. | 10. Other: On 26 July 2026, Global Coalition helicopters flew over Quriyeh town in Deir ez Zor countryside, at low altitude for a very long time. | 11. Arrests: On 27 July 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member in Homs countryside (coded to the province capital Homs - Unspecified city), who was in charge of Tal Elshur and Baba Amr checkpoints during the rule of the former Assad regime, and responsible for the killing, disappearance, and arrest of hundreds of young men from Baba Amr, Jobar, Sultaniyeh, Tal Elshur, and other areas. | 12. Arrests: On 27 July 2026, police forces thwarted a drugs smuggling operation coming from Lebanon in An Nabk area in rural Damascus, and arrested the smuggler, and confiscated 850,000 narcotic pills. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 July 2026, Israeli forces with several military vehicles advanced in Al Aarada town in Dara countryside, and raided several houses without any detentions reported. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 July 2026, Israeli forces advanced towards Jomleh town in Dara countryside. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 July 2026, Israeli forces with several military vehicles advanced towards Maariya town in Dara countryside, and opened fire at residential neighborhoods. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 July 2026, Israeli forces with two tanks and a vehicle advanced on Wadi al Raqqad road in Dara countryside. | 17. Other: On 27 July 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Quneitra province (coded to the province capital Quneitra city). | 18. Other: On 27 July 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Yarmouk Basin in Dara countryside. | 19. Other: On 28 July 2026, the skeletal remains of an unidentified man were found during road expansion works on the Idleb-Ariha road near a former checkpoint of the former military forces of Syria during the Assad regime in the vicinity of Ghassan Aboud farm near Ariha town in Idleb countryside (coded to Ariha). Sources claimed that the remains belonged to a person who had been killed and summarily executed by former members of the military forces of Syria during the Assad regime. | 20. Other: On 28 July 2026, sources claimed that the Syrian national flag was raised at all QSD forces, Asayish, and joint checkpoints in Ain al Arab (Kobani) town and its countryside in Aleppo countryside as part of the 29 January integration agreement between the Syrian Interim Government and QSD forces (coded to Ain al Arab - Unspecified). | 21. Arrests: On 28 July 2026, police forces of Syria and general intelligence services of Syria arrested four ISIL members belonging to an ISIL cell affiliated with the so-called 'Aleppo Province' in Al Bab town in Aleppo countryside. Sources claimed that the cell had previously carried out several assassinations and had planned attacks targeting government employees, police forces of Syria, and military forces of Syria. | 22. Arrests: On 28 July 2026, police forces of Syria and general intelligence services of Syria arrested three ISIL members during a joint security operation targeting an ISIL cell affiliated with the so-called 'Aleppo Province' in an unknown location in Aleppo city (coded to Aleppo - Unspecified). Somce sources claimed that the ISIL suspects were arrested while preparing to carry out an attack targeting assets belonging to the military forces of Syria. | 23. Arrests: On 28 July 2026, police forces of Syria arrested four drug smugglers in Harim town in Idleb countryside on charges of trafficking and promoting the narcotic substance 'H-Boss.' Sources claimed that the police forces seized an unspecified quantity of the drug, light and medium firearms, mobile phones, and items used for witchcraft and sorcery during the operation. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 July 2026, Asayish forces withdrew from the checkpoint on the road to Quamishli International Airport in Al Hasakeh countryside, and handed it over to the police forces of Syria as part of the 29 January integration agreement between the Syrian Interim Government and QSD forces (coded to Quamishli Airbase). | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 July 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a total of two ground incursions into Quneitra governorate for unknown reasons (coded to Quneitra city). | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 July 2026, QSD forces withdrew from the Safya checkpoint in Safya town north of Al Hasakeh city and handed it over to police forces of Syria and the Highway Security Department as part of the 29 January integration agreement between the Syrian Interim Government and QSD forces. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 July 2026, QSD forces withdrew from all checkpoints near Al-Maabdaa town in Al Hasakeh countryside and handed them over to the police forces of Syria as part of the 29 January agreement between the Syrian Interim Government and QSD forces. | 28. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 28 July 2026, military forces of Syria intercepted unidentified drones operated by unknown gunmen over an unknown location in Homs city (coded to Homs - Unspecified). | 29. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 28 July 2026, police forces of Syria and general intelligence services of Syria discovered and seized weapons and explosive materials from ISIL hideouts and storage facilities in unknown locations in Aleppo governorate following a joint security operation (coded to Aleppo - Unspecified in | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-07-2026 | Battles in Syria, Rural Damascus | On 31 July 2026, armed clashes took place between a Bedouin armed group from Adra and a man from Deir-ez-Zor in Adra in Rural Damascus, over a quarrel, during which the actors used guns, resulting in the killing of the man from Deir-ez-Zor. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 31-07-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Deir ez Zor | On 31 July 2026, the body of a young man was found in the town of Ashara in Deir ez Zor countryside, killed by unknown group, for unknown reasons, after one hour of his abduction. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 31-07-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Homs | On 31 July 2026, unknown gunman riding a motorbike shot and injured six civilian men in Homs - Al-Aedein Camp neighborhood in Homs city for unknown reasons. There were no fatalities. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-07-2026 | Riots in Syria, Rural Damascus | On 31 July 2026, residents staged a demonstration in the town of Manin in Rural Damascus, against water excavation work that local sources said was related to a water well project. Meanwhile, the Rural Damascus Media Directorate clarified that the work being carried out by machinery belonging to the Water Authority was part of the maintenance of existing wells owned by the Authority, and not the drilling of new wells on private land. According to a statement issued by the Al-Tall City Coordination Committee, the demonstration escalated into direct intervention by some demonstrators to halt the excavation work, during which they attacked the Authority's machinery and police vehicles, leading to police forces firing shots into the air to disperse the crowd. There were no casualties. | Political | ACLED | |
| 24-07-2026 | 20 Battles events in Syria (+67% vs previous week) | 20 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 67% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 20 locations including A'rima, Ain al Arab - Western Boutan, Al Mayadin and 17 additional locations. These events resulted in 11 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 11 | ACLED |
| 24-07-2026 | 17 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+6% vs previous week) | 17 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 6% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 16 locations including Maariya, Abu Khurayza, Al Maylibiyah and 13 additional locations. These events resulted in 6 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 6 | ACLED |
| 24-07-2026 | 79 Strategic developments events in Syria (+72% vs previous week) | 79 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 72% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 61 locations including Quneitra, Sayda al-Hanout, Aleppo - Unspecified and 58 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 18 July 2026, police forces arrested a Kurdish family of a woman and her three children while they were trying to cross to Lebanon illegally near Al Qusayr town in Homs countryside. | 2. Arrests: On 18 July 2026, police forces arrested a Kurdish young man in his thirties at Al Hamrat checkpoint (Hamrat Nasir) in Ar Raqqa countryside, while he was on a bus heading from Aleppo city to Al Hasakeh province, on charges of finding pictures of Kurdish leaders inside his phone. | 3. Arrests: On 18 July 2026, police forces arrested a media activist in Idleb - Unspecified city, after he released an audio recording in which he criticized Madiq Castle district manager. | 4. Arrests: On 18 July 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested a former pro-Assad regime militia member in Maliha town in rural Damascus, who is accused of committing violations against civilians of eastern Ghouta during the rule of the former Assad regime. | 5. Arrests: On 18 July 2026, police forces arrested a young man while he was trying to cross through Masnaa Border Crossing in rural Damascus for unknown reasons. | 6. Arrests: On 18 July 2026, police forces arrested a young man who is a teacher from the Alawite sect in Rabla town in Homs countryside for unknown reasons. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 July 2026, Israeli forces with three vehicles and two tanks advanced in Eastern Tall al Ahmar area in Quneitra countryside. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 July 2026, Israeli reconnaissance aircrafts and helicopters flew over Quneitra countryside reaching the vicinity of Kisweh area in rural Damascus. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 July 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles advanced in the vicinity of Kodneh dam in Quneitra countryside, escorted by drones flying over the area. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 July 2026, Israeli forces with two vehicles advanced towards Sayda al-Hanout town in Quneitra countryside, and continued their patrol before withdrawing. | 11. Other: On 18 July 2026, Israeli forces threw two sound grenades at the road between Abdin and Al Aarada towns in Dara countryside near the checkpoint that was set by the locals previously. | 12. Arrests: On 19 July 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime pilot in Aleppo - Unspecified city, who was involved in the bombing of civilians during the era of the former Assad regime. | 13. Arrests: On 19 July 2026, police forces arrested a young man and his father in Busra Esh-Sham town in Dara countryside, following a complaint filed by the young man against two members of police forces, whom he accused of assaulting and torturing him. | 14. Arrests: On 19 July 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member in an unknown location coded to Damascus - Unspecified, who used to took command of an artillery group in As Sweida governorate and participated in shelling civilian neighborhoods and areas in Dara governorate. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 July 2026, Israeli forces advanced and set up a temporary checkpoint at Hurriyeh junction in Quneitra countryside, and searched people passing by. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 July 2026, Israeli helicopters flew over Dara province (coded to the province capital Dar'a - Unspecified). | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 July 2026, Israeli forces with five vehicles advanced and set up a temporary checkpoint in Eastern Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and searched people passing by before withdrawing. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 July 2026, Israeli forces with two military vehicles escorted by a group of soldiers advanced in Wadi al Raqqad area in Dara countryside, before withdrawing. | 19. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 19 July 2026, Israeli forces intercepted a drone by an unknown armed group on the Syrian-Israeli borders coded to Quneitra - Golan Border Crossing. | 20. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 19 July 2026, Israeli forces intercepted a drone, likely laden with explosives, launched by Iranian forces (coded as IRGC by default), near the Syrian border, coded to Majdal Shams (Quneitra, Quneitra). | 21. Arrests: On 20 July 2026, police forces arrested a former LaQ member who held the position of Mufti in Aleppo - Unspecified city, over accusations of issuing fatwas inciting murder, along with justifying bombing operations and looting of homes during the period when the former Assad regime and its loyal militias controlled parts of Aleppo city. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 July 2026, Israeli forces with two military vehicles escorted by drones flying over the area advanced and set up a temporary checkpoint west of Sayda al-Hanout town in Quneitra countryside, and searched people passing by. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 July 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Western Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and installed thermal cameras and military equipment in the area. | 24. Other: On 20 July 2026, police forces supported by anti-drugs unit launched a security operation and thwarted an international smuggling attempt involving a shipment of narcotics in As Sweida province (coded to the province capital As-Sweida - Unspecified), and confiscated approximately half a ton of Hashish (cannabis). | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 July 2026, military forces of Turkey withdrew from their military base in Jubbali village in Afrin countryside of Aleppo countryside after maintaining the base there since 2018. Sources claimed that the withdrawal enabled some displaced residents to return to the village for the first time since 2018, where they found widespread destruction, with many homes partially or nearly completely destroyed and others completely demolished during the construction of the military base. | 26. Arrests: On 21 July 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a Kurdish civilian after raiding and searching his house in Al Mashhadah village in northern Ar Raqqa countryside for unknown reasons. | 27. Arrests: On 21 July 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a taxi driver in Rural Damascus governorate over a video in which he denied the chemical attacks committed during the Assad regime and absolved the former military forces of Syria of responsibility for those attacks (coded to At Tall town in Rural Damascus). | 28. Arrests: On 21 July 2026, the Anti-Narcotics Department of the police forces of Syria seized 113 kg of hashish, 46,000 captagon pills, and 1.2 kg of crystal methamphetamine belonging to drug smugglers during an operation targeting a drug shipment smuggled from Lebanon, arresting three suspected smugglers (coded to Masnaa Border Crossing in Rural Damascus governorate). | 29. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 July 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a total of four ground operations in Quneitra governorate for unknown reasons, including two incursions, one raid, and the establishment of one checkpoint (coded to Quneitra city). | 30. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 July 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a total of three operations in Dara governorate for unknown reasons, including one detention, one incursion, and one operation of unknown nature (coded to Dar'a - Unspecified). | 31. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 July 2026, military forces of Israel conducted a ground incursion using two military vehicles through Tal Abu al-Ghithar Gate toward Sayda al-Hanout village in Quneitra country | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 24-07-2026 | The Special Rapporteur on the human rights of IDPs noted yesterda y that while Syria has a historic opportunity to transform its prolonged displacement cris is into an inclusive rec overy, some 5 | The Special Rapporteur on the human rights of IDPs noted yesterda y that while Syria has a historic opportunity to transform its prolonged displacement cris is into an inclusive rec overy, some 5.5 million people remain interna lly displaced and 15.6 million still require humanitarian assistance. The government's “Syria Without Camps” initiative was applauded by the Special Rapporteur, who also appealed for sustained international support of reconstruction, reintegration, and livelihood efforts, and of transitional justice to support durable returns. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 17-07-2026 | 12 Battles events in Syria (-14% vs previous week) | 12 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 14% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 12 locations including Al Sabinah Al Kubra, Al-Na'ema, Aleppo - Karm Mayassar and 9 additional locations. These events resulted in 4 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 4 | ACLED |
| 17-07-2026 | 16 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-11% vs previous week) | 16 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 11% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 14 locations including Maariya, Tanf, Abu Hamam and 11 additional locations. These events resulted in 9 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 9 | ACLED |
| 17-07-2026 | 46 Strategic developments events in Syria (-26% vs previous week) | 46 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 26% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 41 locations including Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified, Damascus - Unspecified, Homs - Unspecified and 38 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 11 July 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Deir ez Zor province (coded to the province center Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified), and arrested four former Assad regime members. The campaign included the arresst of the head of investigations in the political security branch, and the head of the armament department in the national defense, as well as the head of the state security prison, and a military security member. | 2. Arrests: On 11 July 2026, police forces arrested a drug dealer in Tartous province (coded to the province center Tartous), and confiscated 26 kilograms of Hashish (cannabis) and a Kalashnikov assault rifle. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 July 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced in Eastern Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 July 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles advanced in Kodneh town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint and searched people passing by, before advancing in the area. | 5. Other: On 11 July 2026, a suspected Global Coalition drone flew at medium altitude over Al-Z'einiyeh town in Idleb countryside. | 6. Other: On 11 July 2026, a suspected Global Coalition drone flew at medium altitude over Badama town in Idleb countryside. | 7. Arrests: On 12 July 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Hseiniyeh town in rural Damascus, and raided a lot of houses, and arrested an unknown number of wanted people most of whom are Kurdish. They were accused of being supporters of the former Assad regime. Some were later released, while others remain in detention. The security operation is part of a wider security campaign in the towns of Hseiniyeh, Kherbet Al Ward, Najha, and Thiyabiyeh where around 200 people were arrested. | 8. Arrests: On 12 July 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Kherbet Al Ward town in rural Damascus, and raided a lot of houses, and arrested around 50 wanted people most of whom are Kurdish. They were accused of being supporters of the former Assad regime. Some were later released, while others remain in detention. The security operation is part of a wider security campaign in the towns of Hseiniyeh, Kherbet Al Ward, Najha, and Thiyabiyeh where around 200 people were arrested. | 9. Arrests: On 12 July 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Kisweh town in rural Damascus, and arrested a former Assad regime member. He was in charge of the main checkpoint in the town during the rule of the former Assad regime. He is also accused of being responsible for the arrest of a number of young men from the town during that period. | 10. Arrests: On 12 July 2026, police forces arrested a media activist in Madiq Castle area in Hama countryside, on charges of incitement and stirring up sectarian strife. He was later released by police forces of Syria on 28 July 2026 in Hama governorate. | 11. Arrests: On 12 July 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Najha town in rural Damascus, and raided a lot of houses, and arrested an unknown number of wanted people most of whom are Kurdish. They were accused of being supporters of the former Assad regime. Some were later released, while others remain in detention. The security operation is part of a wider security campaign in the towns of Hseiniyeh, Kherbet Al Ward, Najha, and Thiyabiyeh where around 200 people were arrested. | 12. Arrests: On 12 July 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Thiyabiyeh town in rural Damascus, and raided a lot of houses, and arrested an unknown number of wanted people most of whom are Kurdish. They were accused of being supporters of the former Assad regime. Some were later released, while others remain in detention. The security operation is part of a wider security campaign in the towns of Hseiniyeh, Kherbet Al Ward, Najha, and Thiyabiyeh where around 200 people were arrested. | 13. Arrests: On 13 July 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested a former QDW leader affiliated with the former Assad regime in an unknown location (coded to Damascus - Unspecified city), who worked in the Barzeh housing area of Damascus previously. | 14. Arrests: On 13 July 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested a wanted man who is a drug dealer in Kharab Shahem town in Dara countryside, who is also the leader of an organized criminal gang involved in murder and armed robbery. Police forces confiscated a quantity of narcotics and weapons. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 July 2026, Israeli forces advanced and set up a military checkpoint on Khan Arnaba-Ofania road in Quneitra countryside, and searched people and vehicles passing by. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 July 2026, Turkish forces withdrew from the military base in Bassilhaya town in Aleppo countryside. It has been there since 2018 following operation Olive Branch. | 17. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 13 July 2026, unknown gunmen on a motorbike attacked Iraqi oil trucks on Homs - Unspecified-Tartous road in Homs countryside. Casualties unknown. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 July 2026, Israeli forces conducted an incursion into the outskirts of Al Salam city in the countryside of Quneitra. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 July 2026, Israeli forces conducted an incursion into the village Eastern Al Bassali in the countryside of Quneitra and inspected several houses. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 July 2026, Israeli forces conducted an incursion into the village Sayda al-Gholan in the countryside of Quneitra. | 21. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 14 July 2026, Syria military forces conducted a controlled detonation of a war remnant explosive device in Sahnaya area in Rural Damascus. | 22. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 14 July 2026, Israeli forces conducted an incursion into the village Maariya in the countryside of Dara and reopened a road that local residents had closed two weeks earlier. During the incursion, the patrol vandalized a motorcycle before leaving the area. | 23. Other: On 14 July 2026, Israeli forces began constructing a hospital inside Qal'at al-Jandal village in Rural Damascus. | 24. Other: On 14 July 2026, local residents blocked the main road in the village of Maariya in the countryside of Dara with stones after an Israeli patrol reopened it earlier that morning. | 25. Other: On 14 July 2026, a group of 5 settler activists, 1 adult and 4 minors, crossed the border into Lebanon in the area of Ghajar (Quneitra) before Israeli military forces escorted them back to the Golan Heights side of the border. The group of activists is part of the Uri Tzafon Movement, a Religious Zionist organization that advocates for settlement in parts of Lebanon. | 26. Arrests: On 15 July 2026, police forces arrested Ahmed Habib Ali, a former colonel in the Assad forces, in Lattakia province (coded to Lattakia - Unspecified). He served as the head of the Center for Scientific Studies and Research and was responsible for the sarin gas depots in Unit 417. | 27. Arrests: On 15 July 2026, police forces arrested the former head of protection and espionage in the State Security Directorate under the Assad regime in Deir ez-Zor city (Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified). | 28. Arrests: On 15 July 2026, police forces arrested three civilians of Kurdish origin at the Al-Karameh checkpoint in Ar-Raqqa city (Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified) for unknown reasons. | 29. Change to group/a | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 10-07-2026 | 14 Battles events in Syria (-7% vs previous week) | 14 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 7% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 14 locations including Al-Hoss Plateau, Basira, Damascus - Sarouja and 11 additional locations. These events resulted in 11 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 11 | ACLED |
| 10-07-2026 | 18 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-36% vs previous week) | 18 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 36% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 17 locations including Majdal, Al Dibs, Al-Latamna and 14 additional locations. These events resulted in 4 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 4 | ACLED |
| 10-07-2026 | 62 Strategic developments events in Syria (+51% vs previous week) | 62 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 51% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 44 locations including Abdin, Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified, Quneitra and 41 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 4 July 2026, police forces arrested a war journalist woman in Mazzeh 86 neighborhood in Damascus - Mazzeh city, on charges related to her work during the years of the former Assad regime, and the accompanying suspicions of her connection to security agencies accused of committing violations, including causing the arrest of members of her family, exploiting her connection to a number of security branches, most notably branch 215, where she is suspected of coordinating with officers and providing information that led to the arrest of a number of young men during the period of the former Assad regime. | 2. Arrests: On 4 July 2026, police forces arrested two of the prisoners who flee from the western police station in Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified city, and continues to pursue others. | 3. Arrests: On 4 July 2026, police forces arrested around 10 Kurdish young men from Afrin at Karama checkpoint in Ar Raqqa countryside, while they were heading to Al Hasakeh with their families for unknown reasons. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 July 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Quneitra province (coded to Quneitra - Unspecified), while Israeli warplanes flew over the area. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 July 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Dara province (coded to Dar'a - Unspecified). | 6. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 4 July 2026, police forces defused an IED which was planted by unknown gunmen in a bus in Al Worod neighborhood in Damascus - Dummar city. | 7. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 4 July 2026, YPG militias burned a civilian's house which was seized months ago and was turned into its headquarters in Khazneh town in Al Hasakeh countryside. | 8. Other: On 4 July 2026, Global Coalition warplanes flew over the eastern countryside of Ma'arrat An Nu'man town in Idleb countryside. | 9. Arrests: On 5 July 2026, police forces arrested a man in Maliha area in rural Damascus, on charges of working for Iranian militias in Syria previously, and of leading armed groups that carried out killings and arrests, and of being involved in violations against the people of his town during the former Assad regime rule. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 5 July 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Quneitra province (coded to Quneitra - Unspecified), while Israeli warplanes flew over the area. | 11. Other: On 5 July 2026, Jordanian military forces stopped two drugs smuggling operations inside flying balloons coded to Nasib Border Crossing in Dara countryside. The ballons were shot down inside Jordanian lands. | 12. Arrests: On 6 July 2026, police forces arrested a minibus driver on Qodsayya road in rural Damascus, after a video circulated showing him playing songs glorifying the former Assad regime and its president. | 13. Arrests: On 6 July 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Aleppo - Unspecified city, and arrested three people including a police member on charges of filming and publishing a video showing a fake criminal arrest. | 14. Arrests: On 6 July 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Harim area in Idleb countryside, and arrested a gang of five people after it was proven that they were involved in promoting counterfeit currency, trafficking narcotics, and carrying out robberies. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 July 2026, Israeli forces with two soldiers carriers advanced from Tal Abo Al Ghithar gate towards Sariyet Jomleh (military base) in Dara countryside, and set up a checkpoint on the road to the town. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 July 2026, Israeli forces advanced in the vicinity of Sayda al-Gholan town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint on the road to the town. | 17. Other: On 7 July 2026, military forces of Syria fired several illumination rounds over Al-Naql area and Al Omran Roundabout within As-Sweida - Al Omran neighborhood in As-Sweida city from their positions in Tal Al Hadid town for unknown reasons. | 18. Arrests: On 7 July 2026, police forces of Syria arrested the former mayor of Kafr Batna town in Rural Damascus after raiding his location in Kafr Batna n Rural Damascus . Sources claimed that the police forces of Syria accused him of 'Shabiha' affiliation during the former Assad regime. | 19. Arrests: On 7 July 2026, Syrian police forces raided an unknown location in Homs city (coded to Homs - Unspecified), rescued a woman who had been abducted by an armed group from her home in Homs - Hameidiyyah neighborhood in Homs city on 27 June, and arrested members of the armed group. Sources claimed that the kidnapping cell had earlier threatened the woman and extorted her family by demanding a ransom in exchange for her release. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 July 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion into Kodneh town in Quneitra countryside, deploying four Humvee military vehicles carrying soldiers, establishing a temporary checkpoint, and searching passersby while checking their identification cards for unknown reasons. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 July 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion into Sariyat Jomleh ('Sariyat al Wadi') area in Jomleh town in western Dara countryside for unknown reasons through Tal Abu al Ghaythar gate, deploying three military vehicles, briefly deploying in the area, and then later withdrawing through the same gate. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 July 2026, Israeli military helicopters conducted aerial overflights over Abdin village in western Dara countryside for unknown reasons. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 July 2026, military forces of Israel conducted a total of two ground incursions, one raid, and one checkpoint operation in Quneitra governorate for unknown reasons (coded to Quneitra city). | 24. Other: On 7 July 2026, Syrian military engineering units, in cooperation with Turkish military engineering units, completed the construction of a temporary military bridge linking the two banks of the Euphrates River near Halabiyah Castle in Deir ez Zor countryside following site leveling and foundation preparation. Sources claimed that the bridge would undergo a 48-hour operational trial before being opened for civilian use. | 25. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 7 July 2026, Syrian military engineering units conducted a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance planted by unknown gunmen during previous clashes near the former Chinese Camp Prison in Shadadah town in southern Al Hasakeh countryside. | 26. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 7 July 2026, unknown gunmen looted equipment, electrical cables, metal, and other property from Ariqa University in Ariqa town in As Sweida countryside for unknown reasons, causing damage to the university's facilities. Sources claimed that the looting formed part of a broader pattern of systematic theft targeting public property in As Sweida governorate. | 27. Other: On 7 July 2026, 12 displaced families voluntarily departed from Kherbet Eljoz camps in Idleb countryside and returned to locations in Lattakia governorate (coded to Lattakia - Unspecified) as part of a voluntary return initiative organized by the Idleb Governorate and the Directorate of Social Affairs and Labor, with support from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and assistance from the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets), the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), and Muzun Organization. | 28. Other: On 7 July 2026, 28 displaced families voluntarily departed from Kherbet Eljoz refugee camps in Idleb countryside and returned to | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 07-07-2026 | OCHA warns that liquidity shortages, banking restrictions , and exchange rate disparities are increasingly affecting humanitarian operations across Syria, reducing both the timelines and value of | OCHA warns that liquidity shortages, banking restrictions , and exchange rate disparities are increasingly affecting humanitarian operations across Syria, reducing both the timelines and value of assistance reaching vulnerable p opulations. Meanwhile, t here is considerable media interest in two explosions in Damascus today that injured at least 18 people and coincided with a meeting between President al -Sharaa and France's President Macron. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 03-07-2026 | 15 Battles events in Syria (-21% vs previous week) | 15 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 21% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 14 locations including Tal Al Hadid, Al-Kashkool, Al-Thaala and 11 additional locations. These events resulted in 11 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 11 | ACLED |
| 03-07-2026 | 41 Strategic developments events in Syria (-35% vs previous week) | 41 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 35% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 28 locations including Abdin, Quneitra, Aleppo - Unspecified and 25 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 27 June 2026, police forces arrested a former QDW member in An Nabk town in rural Damacus. He is suspected of involvement in committing violations during the past years of the former Assad regime's rule. | 2. Arrests: On 27 June 2026, police forces arrested a media activist in Ar-Raqqa city (coded to Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified) for unknown reasons. He was released later on the same day. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 June 2026, Israeli forces with four soldiers carriers conducted a ground incursion which started from Maariya town and headed towards Abdin town in Dara countryside and advanced inside the town as well. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 June 2026, Israeli forces with seven military vehicles conducted a ground incursion in Ain al Abd town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint, and searched a house inside the town. | 5. Other: Mass grave: On 27 June 2026, a mass grave containing the remnants of a number of bodies was found within the walls of a palace belonging to a former QDW leader in Kafraa' town in Hama countryside, between 4 and 5 bodies which completely decomposed were recovered, suspectedly killed by QDW. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 June 2026, Israeli helicopters flew over Quneitra province (coded to the province capital Quneitra). | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 June 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles conducted a ground incursion passing through Wadi al Raqqad and arriving at Jomleh town in Dara countryside, and set up a checkpoint on Jomleh-Saysun road, and set up tents as well. | 8. Arrests: On 29 June 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member in rural Damascus (coded to Duma), who served in the 4th division and committed abuses against civilians from the battles of Ghouta until the liberation battles, and caused the arrest of a number of civilians. After the liberation, he joined an armed gang that engaged in armed robbery. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 June 2026, military police and police forces deployed in the vicinity of Abdin town in Dara countryside, after the escalation a day before. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 June 2026, UNDOF patrol took place in Abdin town and the towns in its vicinity in Dara countryside, after the escalation a day before. | 11. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 29 June 2026, unknown gunmen set the shrine of Sheikh Nasser Al Hakim, belonging to the Alawite sect. on fire in Arida town in Homs countryside, which resulted in material damage. | 12. Arrests: On 30 June 2026, military forces of Syria, including members of Al Amshat and Al Hamzat factions, launched a large-scale security campaign involving more than 200 military vehicles, including motorcycles equipped with medium machine guns, in Tall Aran town in eastern Aleppo countryside, arresting five Kurdish civilians on accusations of belonging to the remnants of the former Assad regime. Some sources claimed that the accusations were used to target the Kurdish community only. | 13. Arrests: On 30 June 2026, military forces of Syria, including members of Al Amshat and Al Hamzat factions, launched a large-scale security campaign involving more than 200 military vehicles, including motorcycles equipped with medium machine guns, in Tall Hasel town in eastern Aleppo countryside, arresting five Kurdish civilians on accusations of belonging to the remnants of the former Assad regime. Some sources claimed that the accusations were used to target the Kurdish community only. | 14. Arrests: On 30 June 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a former checkpoint commander of the military forces of Syria during the former Assad regime in Aleppo governorate (coded to Aleppo - Unspecified). Sources claimed that the detainee had commanded Al-Ashrafiyya checkpoint in Aleppo city for five years during the former Assad regime and was responsible for widespread arbitrary arrests of civilians during that period. | 15. Arrests: On 30 June 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a former member of the pro-government militia during the former Assad regime from the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus city. The location coded to the capital of Syria, Damascus - Unspecified, as there is no information on the governorate where the operation took place. Some sources described the detainee as a 'shabih'. | 16. Arrests: On 30 June 2026, police forces of Syria arrested several Shiite civilians, including women, in the predominantly Shiite village of Mazra'a in western Homs countryside after they objected to the demolition of their homes. Sources claimed that those arrested included members of the family of Sheikh Rasoul Shahoud, including his wife and children, and that residents were subjected to verbal intimidation during the operation. | 17. Arrests: On 30 June 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a member of the PKK's Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (YDG-H) in Al Hasakeh countryside (coded to Amuda city in Al Hasakeh countryside). Sources claimed that the detainee had appeared in a video insulting the Arab agal and keffiyeh (traditional Arab headwear). | 18. Arrests: On 30 June 2026, police forces of Syria raided a house in Nasib town in eastern Dara countryside and arrested a suspected drug smuggler. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 June 2026, military forces of Israel conducted a total of two incursions into Quneitra governorate for unknown reasons (coded to Quneitra city). | 20. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 30 June 2026, police forces of Syria, accompanied by Homs City Council (Government of Syria), continued demolishing houses for the second consecutive day in the predominantly Shiite village of Mazra'a in western Homs countryside. The government of Syria claimed that the buildings were illegal constructions on state-owned land designated for redevelopment, while some sources claimed that some demolished houses were legally registered and that residents were pressured to leave, including being told to relocate to Tehran or Beirut's southern suburbs, with some sources claiming the operation was part of sectarian targeting of the village's Shiite community and demographic change. | 21. Other: On 30 June 2026, the Ministry of Justice of Syria (Government of Syria) dismissed around 28 judges in Aleppo governorate following investigations into their role in issuing rulings against opposition members, activists, displaced persons, and others during the former Assad regime (coded to Aleppo - Unspecified in Aleppo city) . | 22. Other: Strikes: On 30 June 2026, municipal workers, including sanitation workers, sewage workers, water tanker drivers, engineers, and other service employees of the Shadadah Municipality in Al Hasakeh countryside, launched an open-ended strike demanding payment of delayed salaries after working for around six months without pay and clarification of their employment status (coded to Shadadah town in Al Hasakeh countryside). | 23. Other: On 30 June 2026, a delegation from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) visited Abdin village in western Dara countryside to document residents' accounts of recent Israeli incursions and shelling in the village. Sources claimed that the delegation met with local residents and gathered testimonies on the recent developments. | 24. Arrests: On 1 July 2026, police forces of Syria arrested three civilians from Ariqa town in As Sweida countryside at the Mtuna checkpoint in northern As Sweida countryside for unknown reasons while they were travelling by bus to Damascus governor | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 03-07-2026 | 28 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+211% vs previous week) | 28 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 211% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 25 locations including Abdin, Breiqa, Mahin and 22 additional locations. These events resulted in 24 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 24 | ACLED |
| 30-06-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Deir ez Zor | On 30 June 2026, unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle shot and seriously injured a civilian with disabilities in Basira city in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside for unknown reasons. There were no fatalities. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 30-06-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Al Hasakeh | On 30 June 2026, QSD forces pursued and struck a civilian with a vehicle for unknown reasons near Jabal Abdulaziz in southwestern Al Hasakeh countryside, injuring him before confiscating his motorcycle. Sources claimed that the victim had been on his way to help extinguish a fire at his uncle's house. There were no fatalities. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-06-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Dara | On 29 June 2026, unknown gunmen shot and seriously injured a man in As-Sanamayn town in Dara countryside. He works in the travel field to the Gulf countries. There were no fatalities. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-06-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Rural Damascus | On 29 June 2026, unknown masked gunmen shot and killed a man while on his motorbike near Al Sabinah Al Kubra area in rural Damascus. It is noted that he was involved in dealing with the former Assad regime. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 26-06-2026 | 19 Battles events in Syria (unchanged vs previous week) | 19 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This is unchanged compared to the previous week, affecting 17 locations including Mansoura, Tafas, Ain al Arab - Unspecified and 14 additional locations. These events resulted in 5 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 5 | ACLED |
| 26-06-2026 | 63 Strategic developments events in Syria (-20% vs previous week) | 63 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 20% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 46 locations including Quneitra, Rafid, Abdin and 43 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 20 June 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime major general in Mabuja town in Hama countryside, who is accused of involvement in military operations since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution, including the military attack on Eastern Ghouta in 2018. | 2. Arrests: On 20 June 2026, police forces arrested a former QDW member who is affiliated with the former Assad regime in Talbiseh town in Homs countryside, who was involved in cases of robbery and extortion against civilians in the region. | 3. Arrests: On 20 June 2026, police forces arrested an ISIL leader in Deir ez Zor province (coded to the capital of the province Deir-ez-Zor), who was in charge of the manufacturing sector of ISIL in the eastern countryside. He was involved in preparing and manufacturing the explosive devices and mines used by ISIL in carrying out its operations in the region. Police forces confiscated ammunition, explosive belts, detonators and explosives. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 June 2026, Israeli forces advanced and set up a checkpoint on Rafid-Al Hiran road in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint. | 5. Arrests: On 21 June 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime colonel, who is a former officer at Sidnaya military prison in Aleppo city, on charges of overseeing abuses against detainees. and he was responsible for supervising widespread torture and other abuses of prisoners within the prison, as well as overseeing the transfer of victims' bodies to Tishreen Military Hospital in Damascus. He is also accused of participating in the execution of death sentences inside Sidnaya military prison, in coordination with military officials and field court judges. | 6. Arrests: On 21 June 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime retired brigadier general, who commanded the 66th Regiment, and Mankat Al-Hatab checkpoint, which witnessed the arrest and enforced disappearance of hundreds of civilians during the years of war. His charges related to responsibility for violations against civilians, in addition to accusations of preparing security reports that contributed to the arrest of a number of civilians. He is also suspected of corruption, embezzlement of public funds, and abuse of power, following his retirement in 2015. There was no information regarding where he was arrested (coded to Damascus). | 7. Arrests: On 21 June 2026, police forces launched a security operation and raided several houses in Da'tor neighborhood in Lattakia - Da'tor city, looking for a wanted man without finding him, and arrested a number of people including the brothers of the wanted man, on charges related to theft and drug trafficking, including Hashish (Cannabis). | 8. Arrests: On 21 June 2026, police forces arrested a group of unknown gunmen who are responsible for the attack on the military bus belonging to Division 60 on Tal Tamer-Ras al-Ain road in Al Hasakeh countryside. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 June 2026, Israeli forces with around 12 military vehicles advanced in Abdin town in Dara countryside, and searched several houses. | 10. Arrests: On 22 June 2026, a confrontation took place between Syrian army members ('amshat faction formerly JWS) and a group of Kurdish young men in Tall Aran town in Aleppo countryside, following a harassment made by members of the faction against a number of young men from the village as they passed near a gathering of theirs, a verbal altercation ensued which quickly escalated into a physical fight between the two sides. The faction members arrested a young man and threw him in a river, and arrested another two. | 11. Arrests: On 22 June 2026, police forces arrested a group of people who were involved in the attack on a joint police patrol of the criminal investigation department and special tasks in Al-Janabrah town in Hama countryside. | 12. Arrests: On 22 June 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Beit Yashout town in Lattakia countryside, and arrested two former Assad regime members including a brigadier. They are involved in cases related to missing persons files, in addition to mass burials carried out in Quneitra province in previous years. | 13. Arrests: On 22 June 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested two former Assad regime officers, one of whom is accused of committing war crimes, in addition to his participation in military operations against the rebellious areas, in addition to his involvement in burning the houses of displaced people, as he appeared in video recordings next to the bodies of martyrs during the liberation battles, while the other was arrested during his attempt to flee the country, as he is involved in serious violations, most notably leading groups that carried out arbitrary arrests and filing malicious security reports, as well as his involvement in financial extortion operations targeting civilians. There was no information regarding where they were arrested (coded to Damascus). | 14. Arrests: On 22 June 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Lower Baqras town in Deir ez Zor countryside, and arrested a former Assad regime officer. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 June 2026, Israeli forces with three vehicles advanced from Jomleh town and went through Abdin town in Dara countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint near Al Ghobeti well on Koya road in Quneitra countryside before withdrawing. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 June 2026, Israeli forces advanced in the vicinity of Dabbet Al Maghar area west of Abdin town in Dara countryside, and threw smoke grenades. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 June 2026, Israeli forces three vehicles and around 20 soldiers advanced in Al Aarada town and the farmlands in its vicinity in Dara countryside, and interrogated a number of shepherds before withdrawing. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 June 2026, Israeli forces advanced west of Al Esha town in Quneitra countryside, and interrogated a number of shepherds before withdrawing. | 19. Other: Mass grave: On 22 June 2026, a mass grave containing a number of bodies was found near Brigade 90 in Quneitra countryside (coded to the province capital Quneitra), a number of bodies were recovered from a pit that had previously been used as a tank position within the brigade's area, probably killed by former Assad regime members. | 20. Arrests: On 23 June 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a former brigadier general in the Syrian Republican Guard of the former military forces of Syria during the former Assad regime in Aleppo governorate over his involvement in violations and crimes against civilians during the Assad regime (coded to Aleppo city). Sources claimed that the former officer, while serving in the 106th Brigade of the Syrian Republican Guard, was responsible for inspecting checkpoints, arresting activists, and handing them over to other members of the military forces of Syria, who carried out the extrajudicial killing of detainees, before later serving as commander of the Syrian Republican Guard in the Eastern Region in 2023. | 21. Arrests: On 23 June 2026, police forces of Syria (Drug Enforcement Administration) arrested a suspected drug trafficker and smuggler during a security operation in Homs governorate (coded to Homs city). During the raid, police forces of Syria seized approximately 300,000 captagon pills, as well as light and medium weapons, RPG launcher rounds, ammunition, and grenades. | 22. Arrests: On 23 June 2026, police forces of Syria (Drug Enforcement Administration) arrested a suspected drug trafficker and smuggler during a se | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 25-06-2026 | In Quneitra and western Daraa governorates, Israeli forces maintained ground activity, including incursions, fortified barrier installation, firing toward Al -Raqqad Valley, and movement | In Quneitra and western Daraa governorates, Israeli forces maintained ground activity, including incursions, fortified barrier installation, firing toward Al -Raqqad Valley, and movement restrictions, while renewed 3 clashes between Internal Security Forces and National Guard Forces in As -Suwayda Governorate caused localised displacement. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 24-06-2026 | Yellow fever - Global | Globally, in 2025 and early 2026, sylvatic yellow fever (YF) transmission in high-risk areas has been strongly influenced by rainfall, temperature and mosquito ecology. In 2025, the epidemiological situation was defined by sustained transmission in Africa and a notable rise in the Americas, including spread into lower‑risk zones. African Region : Twenty-six countries in the WHO African Region and one in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region are considered high-risk for YF as per EYE strategy classification. Of these 27 countries, 26 have introduced the yellow fever vaccine in their routine immunization schedule, however coverage in many countries remains below target with an average coverage of 65% across the region in 2024. Since 2023, eight countries with no recent activity have detected new cases, indicating viral circulation in areas with low vaccination coverage and limited surveillance capacity. In 2025, two outbreaks were recorded (in Angola and in Central African Republic) along with several events that required emergency vaccination. From January to May 2026, 16 confirmed cases were reported in three countries (Burkina Faso, Central African Republic and Cameroon), with additional suspected cases under investigation reported in five countries (Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, and Nigeria). Most infections are linked to ongoing sylvatic transmission spilling over into rural, under‑immunized communities. Recurrent events are straining health systems and increasing the risk of cross‑border spread. Region of the Americas: All 13 countries at high-risk for YF as per EYE strategy classification include the vaccine in their routine immunization, but coverage varies widely. After limited activity in 2024, transmission expanded sharply in 2025, including into areas that had not reported cases for decades. The region recorded 241 cases and 100 deaths between late 2024 and early 2025, an eightfold increase from the previous year. From January to May 2026, six countries (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela) reported 79 confirmed cases, with Colombia most affected due to sylvatic exposure and travel by unvaccinated visitors. Ecological suitability for mosquito vectors, uneven vaccination coverage, increased human mobility, and the expansion of urban areas into forested environments continue to facilitate viral transmission. Other Regions: In regions outside Africa and the Americas, the risk of YF is primarily associated with imported cases, as no established local transmission cycles are present. Many countries require proof of vaccination for travellers from at‑risk areas. No imported cases were detected in 2025–2026, but ongoing transmission elsewhere, expanding vector habitats, rapid urbanization, and high international mobility mean the risk of introduction persists. The impact of any imported case would depend on rapid detection and the ability to respond effectively in areas where competent mosquito vectors are present. | Social | WHO | |
| 19-06-2026 | 18 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+50% vs previous week) | 18 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 50% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 18 locations including Adwan, Al Bab, Al-Basiri and 15 additional locations. These events resulted in 10 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 10 | ACLED |
| 19-06-2026 | 19 Battles events in Syria (+138% vs previous week) | 19 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 138% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 18 locations including Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, Al Hariri, Al Jubah and 15 additional locations. These events resulted in 9 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 9 | ACLED |
| 19-06-2026 | 79 Strategic developments events in Syria (+4% vs previous week) | 79 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 4% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 64 locations including Quneitra, Damascus - Unspecified, Dar'a - Unspecified and 61 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 13 June 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member who was the assistant director of the general intelligence directorate (state security), who is one of the most prominent security officials linked to the files of violations that occurred in several Syrian regions during the years of the revolution. There was no information regarding where he was arrested (coded to Damascus). | 2. Arrests: On 13 June 2026, police forces arrested three former Assad regime Popular Committees members in Dara province (coded to the province capital Dar'a city), whom were involved in arrests and enforced disappearances targeting a number of locals, in direct coordination with the security services. | 3. Arrests: On 13 June 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested 20 people involved in the attacks that targeted checkpoints and security headquarters in Al Awniya town in Ain al Arab area in Aleppo countryside. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 June 2026, Israeli forces with four military vehicles conducted a ground incursion in Maariya town in Dara countryside, and opened fire at farmers without causing casualties before withdrawing. | 5. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 13 June 2026, economic committees affiliated with former JWS factions in Jaqmaq Kabir town in Aleppo countryside, took control of agricultural lands planted with olive trees, under the pretext that the owners had not registered the official records for the lands, in addition to bringing in agricultural machinery and equipment to exploit them. | 6. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 13 June 2026, ISIL members targeted an Iraqi oil truck near Menbij town in Aleppo countryside with machine guns, causing material damage. There were no casualties. | 7. Arrests: On 14 June 2026, police forces arrested a former LaQ member in an unidentified location, coded to Damascus city, who was involved in military operations in several governorates, in addition to his management of security headquarters involved in kidnapping crimes, drug trafficking, and torture operations against civilians that led to death. | 8. Arrests: On 14 June 2026, police forces arrested five young men some of whom are former QDW members in Sidnaya town in rural Damascus. | 9. Arrests: On 14 June 2026, police forces in coordination with Iraqi forces launched a security operation in Deir-ez-Zor and Homs provinces (coded to the province capital Deir-ez-Zor), and detained four smugglers, and confiscated 800,000 Captagon pills and 60 kilograms of (hashish), which were intended for smuggling and distribution. | 10. Arrests: On 14 June 2026, police forces in coordination with Iraqi forces launched a security operation in Deir-ez-Zor and Homs provinces (coded to the province capital Homs), and detained four smugglers, and confiscated 800,000 Captagon pills and 60 kilograms of (hashish), which were intended for smuggling and distribution. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 June 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion in Kodneh town in Quneitra countryside, and searched several houses. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 June 2026, Israeli forces with around 30 military vehicles conducted a ground incursion in Um Batna town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint between Um Batna and Jaba town, and interrogated a civilian, as well as searched an old military base in the town's vicinity before withdrawing. | 13. Looting/property destruction: Interception: On 14 June 2026, an explosion was over Az-Zabdani area in rural Damascus following the suspected interception of an unknown drone by unknown military forces. It is not known if it is an armed or an reconnaissance drone. | 14. Arrests: On 15 June 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Al-Qardaha area in Lattakia countryside, and arrested the former director of the office of an Assad family member. He is accused of committing abuses against civilians in the coast side and of supporting the failed coup attempt. | 15. Arrests: On 15 June 2026, police forces arrested a former major general who is a former head of the information security branch in the dissolved state security branch of the former Assad regime. There was no information regarding where he was arrested (coded to Damascus). | 16. Arrests: On 15 June 2026, police forces raided Jasmi town in Deir ez Zor countryside, and detonated primitive oil burners used in refining petroleum products, and arrested a young man while he was trying to operate one of his burners. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 June 2026, Israeli forces with more than 10 military vehicles conducted a ground incursion on Jomleh-Abdin road in Dara countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint before withdrawing. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 June 2026, Israeli forces with five military vehicles conducted a ground incursion in Sayda al-Gholan town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint on the eastern entrance of the town, and searched people passing by before withdrawing. | 19. Headquarters or base established: On 15 June 2026, Israeli forces established a new military observation post and fortification points in Eastern Tall al Ahmar town in Quneitra countryside | 20. Other: On 15 June 2026, Jordanian military forces stopped a drugs smuggling operation inside flying balloons coded to Nasib Border Crossing in Dara countryside. The ballons were shot down inside Jordanian lands. | 21. Arrests: On 15 June 2026, police forces of Syria arrested two members of the former military forces of Syria in Aleppo governorate for their involvement in violations committed during the Assad regime (coded to Aleppo city). Sources claimed that the arrests were part of ongoing security operations targeting former Assad regime members. | 22. Arrests: On 15 June 2026, police forces of Syria arrested two members of the former military forces of Syria in Idleb governorate for their involvement in violations committed during the Assad regime (coded to Idleb city). Sources claimed that the arrests were part of ongoing security operations targeting former Assad regime members. | 23. Arrests: On 15 June 2026, police forces of Syria arrested six individuals, including a woman, in Sheikh Miskine city in Dara countryside on suspicion of links to security branches of the former Assad regime. Sources claimed that those arrested included a former brigadier general, a former first lieutenant, a former member of the dissolved Baath Party, a former police officer, and a woman accused of involvement in the arrest of several young men during the period of former Assad regime control of the area. | 24. Arrests: On 15 June 2026, police forces arrested three young men who are former QSD/ Asayish members in the village of Ahras in Aleppo countryside, for unknown reasons. | 25. Arrests: On 16 June 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a former Syrian intelligence officer who served under the former Assad regime in Lattakia governorate after failed attempts to flee Syria (coded to Lattakia city). Sources claimed that he was accused of providing intelligence that led to the arrest of civilians, participating in detention operations, and carrying out large-scale financial extortion during the former Assad regime. | 26. Arrests: On 16 June 2026, police forces of Syria deployed throughout Tadmor city in eastern Homs countryside to contain unrest that erupted following a demonstration demanding accountability for former Assad regime elements and their removal from the city. Police forces imposed a curfew and arrested at least two indi | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 16-06-2026 | Demonstrations across several Syrian governorates yesterday reportedly demanded accountability for former regime remnants, amid one reported fatal beating , as the Interior Ministry urged restraint | Demonstrations across several Syrian governorates yesterday reportedly demanded accountability for former regime remnants, amid one reported fatal beating , as the Interior Ministry urged restraint and noted 5,989 such detainees awaiting prosecution. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 12-06-2026 | 12 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-60% vs previous week) | 12 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 60% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 12 locations including Ain al Arab - Unspecified, Al-Malikeyyeh, Ankhel and 9 additional locations. These events resulted in 4 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 4 | ACLED |
| 12-06-2026 | 76 Strategic developments events in Syria (+13% vs previous week) | 76 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 13% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 55 locations including Dar'a - Unspecified, Quneitra, Rafid and 52 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 6 June 2026, police forces arrested a former pro-Assad regime militiaman in Ayn Al-Kurum area in Al Ghab Plain in Hama countryside, who is accused of participating in violations and crimes that took place in the towns of Qodsayya and Al-Hama in rural Damascus during the past years. | 2. Arrests: On 6 June 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member who is also a former Hezbollah militiaman who was also involved in war crimes during the rule of the former Assad regime. There was no information regarding where he was arrested (coded to Damascus). | 3. Arrests: On 6 June 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member in Idleb province (coded to Idleb city), who was involved in a series of abuses against civilians. He had also joined a sectarian militia and was sent to fight in Libya as a mercenary. | 4. Arrests: On 6 June 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member in Masyaf area in Hama countryside, who was involved in war crimes during the rule of the former Assad regime, and confiscated weapons. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 June 2026, Israeli forces with four military vehicles advanced in Al Esha town in Quneitra countryside, and searched several houses, and interrogated locals, and offered aid to locals whom they refused, before withdrawing. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 June 2026, Israeli forces advanced near Jbata Elkhashab town in Quneitra countryside. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 June 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced in Sayda al-Hanout town in Quneitra countryside, before withdrawing. | 8. Other: On 6 June 2026, As-Sweida National Guards prevented students from heading to exams in the Syrian government controlled areas at Um Elzaytun checkpoint in As Sweida countryside. | 9. Other: Mass grave: On 6 June 2026, a mass grave containing the remnants of a number of bodies was found in Sahl town in rural Damascus, killed by unknown gunmen. | 10. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 7 June 2026, Israeli forces intercepted 10 ballistic missiles launched by Iranian forces (coded as IRGC by default) across the Galilee and the Golan Heights, with some missiles being intercepted in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, coded to Majdal Shams (Quneitra, Quneitra), sparking 2 fires in the Golan Heights. | 11. Arrests: On 7 June 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member in Aleppo city, who had previously served as the director of general Suheil Al Hasan's office, holding the rank of First Lieutenant in the former regime's security apparatus. He is accused of involvement in human rights abuses against civilians in western Aleppo countryside during the years of war. | 12. Arrests: On 7 June 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member in Lattakia countryside (coded to Lattakia city), who is accused of involvement in numerous crimes and violations during his time working within the former regime's security apparatus, He is also accused of participating in Al Bayda massacre in Banyas, as well as armed robbery, kidnapping for ransom, and the theft of cars and public and private property belonging to civilians. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 June 2026, Israeli forces with military vehicles and tanks escorted with soldiers advanced on the outskirts of Maariya town in Dara countryside. Soldiers opened fire randomly in the western neighborhood of the town. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 June 2026, Israeli forces with more than 19 military vehicles advanced in Rweheineh town in Quneitra countryside, and raided and searched several houses before withdrawing. | 15. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 7 June 2026, Israeli forces intercepted suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC) missiles over the western area of As Sweida governorate (coded to governorate capital, As-Sweida). There were no casualties. | 16. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 7 June 2026, Israeli forces intercepted a suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC) missile over Jabal Al Mani area in rural Damascus. There were no casualties. | 17. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 7 June 2026, Israeli forces intercepted a suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC) missile which fell over north of Tafas town in Dara countryside. There were no casualties. | 18. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 8 June 2026, morning, Israeli forces intercepted 1 missile fired by IRGC forces in the vicinity of the village of Zubaydah (Quneitra, Quneitra). | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 June 2026, Israeli forces with several military vehicles advanced in Al-Ajraf town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint, and searched people passing by. | 20. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 8 June 2026, Israeli forces intercepted a suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC) drone which fell over a road in Ghabagheb town in Dara countryside. There were no casualties. | 21. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 8 June 2026, Israeli forces intercepted a suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC) missile which fell near a residential house in Tafas town in Dara countryside. There were no casualties. | 22. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 8 June 2026, Israeli forces intercepted a suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC) missile which fell in plains near Tafas town in Dara countryside. There were no casualties. | 23. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 8 June 2026, Israeli forces intercepted a suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC) missile which fell over the vicinity of Zubaydah town in Quneitra countryside. There were no casualties. | 24. Other: On 8 June 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Dar'a city and its countryside. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 June 2026, military forces of Israel conducted a ground incursion from the border strip towards Sayda al-Hanout village in southern Quneitra countryside using six military vehicles, while Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew over the area. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 June 2026, military forces of Israel conducted a ground incursion into Saysun village in western Dara countryside using six military vehicles, passing through Sayda al-Hanout village in southern Quneitra countryside and the villages of Ein Thakar and Musayritiyah in western Dara countryside, while Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew over the area. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 June 2026, military forces of Israel conducted a ground incursion into Wadi al Raqqad in western Dara countryside using six military vehicles, passing through Sayda al-Hanout village in southern Quneitra countryside and the villages of Ein Thakar, Musayritiyah, and Saysun in western Dara countryside, before withdrawing through Wadi al Raqqad in western Dara countryside towards the Tal Abu al Ghaythar gate in Quneitra countryside, while Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew over the area. | 28. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 June 2026, military forces of Israel conducted a ground incursion towards Ein Thakar village in western Dara countryside using six military vehicles, passing first through Sayda al-Hanout village in southern Quneitra countryside, while Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew over the area. | 29. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 June 2026, military forces of Israel conducted a ground incursion towards Musayritiyah village in western Dara countryside using six military vehicles (coded to Ash-Shajara village), passing first through Sayda al-Hanout village in southern Quneitra countryside, while Israeli reconnaissance airc | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 12-06-2026 | Heightened sectarian tensions are reported in As‑Suwayda and Hama governorate s, where Druze, Murshidi, Alawite and Bedouin communities report fears of reprisals, abductions and risks to civilian | Heightened sectarian tensions are reported in As‑Suwayda and Hama governorate s, where Druze, Murshidi, Alawite and Bedouin communities report fears of reprisals, abductions and risks to civilian movement. Meanwhile, Israeli military activity continues in the country's south , particularly in Quneitra Governorate, where shelling, incursions, detentions, temporary checkpoints and raids were reported throughout all last month . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 05-06-2026 | 30 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+114% vs previous week) | 30 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 114% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 23 locations including Saysun, Al-Mantara Dam, Ein Issa and 20 additional locations. These events resulted in 13 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 13 | ACLED |
| 05-06-2026 | 67 Strategic developments events in Syria (+46% vs previous week) | 67 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 46% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 52 locations including As-Sweida - Unspecified, Quneitra, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified and 49 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 30 May 2026, police forces arrested two wanted men for carrying out attacks against government forces and civilian figures in Baghuz town in Deir ez Zor countryside. | 2. Arrests: On 30 May 2026, police forces arrested a man who is a religious figure in Damascus city, on charges of communicating with QSD. | 3. Arrests: On 30 May 2026, police forces arrested a wanted man for carrying out attacks against government forces and civilian figures in Sosa town in Deir ez Zor countryside. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 May 2026, As-Sweida National Guards sent military reinforcement to Shahba town in As Sweida countryside, and prevented students from heading to Damascus for exams. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 May 2026, As-Sweida National Guards sent military reinforcement to Um Elzaytun town in As Sweida countryside, and prevented students from heading to Damascus for exams. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 May 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles carrying soldiers advanced between Kodneh and Al Asbah towns in Quneitra countryside, before withdrawing. | 7. Other: Mass grave: On 30 May 2026, a mass grave containing at least 10 bodies was found in the vicinity of Qara town in rural Damascus, which was under the control of Hezbollah militia and killed by Hezbollah militia. | 8. Other: Mass grave: On 30 May 2026, three bodies of QSD members were found in Ein Issa area in Ar Raqqa countryside, previously killed by Tribal and Clan Forces. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 31 May 2026, Israeli forces with four military vehicles advanced in the area between Maariya and Al Aarada towns in Dara countryside, and set up a checkpoint to search people passing by. | 10. Other: On 31 May 2026, Israeli forces fired flares over Hurriyeh town in Quneitra countryside. | 11. Arrests: On 1 June 2026, police forces conducted a security operation in Ameriyeh town in Homs countryside, and arrested an arms dealer, and confiscated several missiles that were hidden and prepared for smuggling into Lebanon. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 June 2026, Israeli forces with several military vehicles carrying soldiers advanced towards Ma'laqa town in Quneitra countryside. | 13. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 1 June 2026, Israeli forces conducted bulldozing operations as part of the fortification project known as Sufa 53, which runs along the separation line with the Golan Heights in the agricultural lands in the vicinity of Tal 'akasha near Breiqa town in Quneitra countryside. | 14. Other: On 1 June 2026, PKK's YDG-H (Al Shabibah Al Thawriah) members removed the sign of the palace of justice in Al-Hasakeh city, because it is written in Arabic. | 15. Arrests: On 2 June 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a Sheikh and notable of Al Fawa'ra Tribal Group in Homs city in connection with a dispute that had occurred in Tartous governorate for unknown reasons. Sources claimed that he was released approximately one hour later following the mobilization of members of Al Fawa'ra Tribal Group. | 16. Arrests: Around 2 June 2026 (week of), police forces of Syria arrested several relatives, including Alawite ones, of the former Assad military forces member Amjad Youssef, including his parents and sister, in Nabe Eltib village in Hama countryside on charges of concealing information regarding his whereabouts. | 17. Arrests: On 2 June 2026, General Security forces of the police forces of Syria arrested Ali al Raslan, the Sheikh of the Bani Asid Tribal Group, on the Aleppo-Menbij road for unknown reasons (coded to Menbij city). Sources claimed that the arrest sparked tensions in Menbij city and its countryside, prompting members and elders of the Bani Asid Tribal Group to mobilize and demand information on his whereabouts and call for his immediate release. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 June 2026, members of As-Sweida National Guards led by 'Salman Dannon' blocked the Damascus-As Sweida highway near Mtuna town in As Sweida countryside for approximately one hour. Sources claimed that the group subsequently deployed a mortar and a rocket launcher in an attempt to target a Syrian police forces's checkpoint in Mtuna town, but members of As-Sweida Communal Militia intervened and prevented the attack, leading to a physical altercation between the two groups during which warning shots were fired into the air. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 June 2026, military forces of Israel conducted a ground incursion into Al Qaryah al Qadimah in Beit Arra town in western Dara countryside for unknown reasons, during which two tanks and several military vehicles entered the town. Sources claimed that Israeli drones flew over the area during the incursion. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 June 2026, military forces of Israel conducted a ground incursion into Tal al Durriyat west of Ma'laqa village in southern Quneitra countryside for unknown reasons (coded to Ma'laqa village), during which Israeli military vehicles and a patrol entered the hill near the 1974 disengagement line before withdrawing. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 June 2026, military forces of Israel conducted a ground incursion into Tarnaja village in northern Quneitra countryside, during which Israeli forces deployed four military vehicles carrying approximately 25 soldiers, established a checkpoint, searched civilians, photographed a number of civilians, collected personal information including names and phone numbers for unknown reasons, and conducted aerial overflights over the area. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 June 2026, military forces of Turkey withdrew from their Mastomeh - Military Camp in Mastumeh town in southern Idleb countryside. Sources claimed that Turkish military forces dismantled the base and transferred military personnel, equipment, and logistical assets to other military positions in the area as part of a military redeployment and restructuring plan in Syria. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 June 2026, police forces of Syria deployed road security patrols and established multiple checkpoints along the M4 highway and at the entrances of Ras al-Ain city and its countryside in Al Hasakeh countryside (coded to Ras al-Ain city). Sources claimed that the deployment was carried out as part of the implementation of the 29 January agreement between QSD forces and the Syrian Interim Government and formed part of ongoing security redeployments in the area aimed at linking Al Hasakeh governorate with other Syrian governorates. | 24. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 2 June 2026, engineering units of the military forces of Syria detonated unexploded war remnants left by unknown gunmen during previous clashes in the vicinity of Ein Issa town in northern Ar Raqqa countryside. | 25. Other: On 2 June 2026, fire destroyed wheat crops belonging to Alawite civilian farmers in agricultural land in Ali Kasun village in Hama countryside. Sources claimed that the fire occurred amid growing sectarian tensions following revelations regarding the killing of Rania al Abbasi and her family by former Alawite member of Assad military forces Amjad Youssef, raising concerns that the agricultural fires may have been retaliatory in nature. | 26. Other: On 2 June 2026, fire destroyed wheat crops belonging to Alawite civilian farmers in agricultural land in Baarin village in Hama countryside. Sources claimed that the fire occurred amid growing sectarian tensions following revelations rega | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 04-06-2026 | OCHA reports that so far this month, flooding along the Euphrates River has affected an estimated 6, households across Deir ez Zor and Ar Raqqa governorates, including approximately 1,870 displaced | OCHA reports that so far this month, flooding along the Euphrates River has affected an estimated 6, households across Deir ez Zor and Ar Raqqa governorates, including approximately 1,870 displaced households. Although water levels have begun to recede, localized flooding persists in low lying areas and damage to critical infrastructure continues to disrupt services, humanitarian access and population movement s. | Environmental | UNOCC | |
| 01-06-2026 | Between 23 and 29 May, eight civilian s (including seven children ) were reportedly killed and 17 injured (including 11 children ) in explosive -ordnance incidents across Syria | Between 23 and 29 May, eight civilian s (including seven children ) were reportedly killed and 17 injured (including 11 children ) in explosive -ordnance incidents across Syria . Meanwhile, f looding along the Euphrates River in late May , particularly in Deir ez Zor Governorate where water levels rose 3.6 -4 metres above normal , affected some 3,000 families across eastern and northern Syria , with two reported fatalities. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 31-05-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, As Sweida | On 31 May 2026, confrontation among As-Sweida National Guards factions on Qanawat road in As Sweida countryside, after one faction tried to force a man to vacate a commercial property belonging to the church. The same faction physically assaulted a girl while she was trying to document the incident with photographs. confrontations resulted in one faction confiscated weapons of the other faction. There were no fatalities. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-05-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Dara | On 31 May 2026, Israeli forces shot and injured a young man in Wadi al Raqqad area in Dara countryside, which resulted in injuries to his thigh and right arm. There were no fatalities. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-05-2026 | Battles in Syria, Lattakia | On 31 May 2026, unknown gunmen shot and killed a Syrian army member on the road between Shabtaliyeh and Salib Elturkman towns in Lattakia countryside. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-05-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Deir ez Zor | On 30 May 2026, unknown gunmen shot and killed a young man who came recently from Germany in Hreiji town in Deir ez Zor countryside. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 29-05-2026 | 14 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-26% vs previous week) | 14 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 26% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 13 locations including Wadi al Raqqad, Ain al Arab - Unspecified, Al Qashla and 10 additional locations. These events resulted in 8 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 8 | ACLED |
| 29-05-2026 | 46 Strategic developments events in Syria (-34% vs previous week) | 46 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 34% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 33 locations including Quneitra, Wadi al Raqqad, Al Hiran and 30 additional locations. These events resulted in 2 reported fatalities. List of events: 1. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 May 2026, Israeli forces with five military vehicles advanced and set up a checkpoint at the junction of Sayda al-Gholan town in Quneitra countryside, and searched people and vehicles passing by, before withdrawing. | 2. Other: On 23 May 2026, suspected Israeli warplanes flew over Dar'a province. | 3. Arrests: On 24 May 2026, police forces arrested a young man who is a law student in his twenties in Damascus city, on charges of dealing with QSD. According to one source the student was arrested and will be released later in prisoner exchange operations between the Syrian government and QSD. However, this information wasn't confirmed by any other source. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 May 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles advanced in Sariyet Al Wadi area near Jomleh town, and set up a checkpoint on Saysun-Jomleh road in Dara countryside, and searched people passing by before withdrawing. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 May 2026, Israeli forces with around 20 soldiers advanced on foot in Maariya town in Dara countryside, and infiltrated the residential neighborhoods of the town. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 May 2026, Israeli forces with three tanks advanced in Al Dar'iyat area west of Ma'laqa town in Quneitra countryside, before withdrawing. | 7. Other: Mass grave: On 24 May 2026, a mass grave containing the remnants of 10 bodies was found inside Al Bayda park in Ar-Raqqa city, whom were killed and buried during the period when ISIL controlled the area. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 May 2026, Israeli forces with several vehicles advanced in Al Esha town in Quneitra countryside, and raided and searched a house before withdrawing. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 May 2026, Israeli forces advanced in the vicinity of Rafid town in Quneitra countryside, and interrogated a number of shepherds before withdrawing towards the occupied Golan heights. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 May 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced at the entrance of Wadi al Raqqad in Dara countryside, before withdrawing. | 11. Other: On 25 May 2026, police forces of Syria released 88 QSD prisoners in Al Maylibiyah town south of Al-Hasakeh city in Al Hasakeh governorate as part of the implementation of the 29 January agreement between QSD forces and the Syrian Interim Government. Sources claimed that the prisoners were transported to the town by bus under arrangements and procedures supervised by provincial authorities. | 12. Arrests: On 26 May 2026, police forces of Syria arrested 18 individuals linked to the former Assad regime's chemical weapons program, including former senior military officers, former Scientific Studies and Research Center experts, and security officers who had overseen the program (coded to Damascus city). Sources claimed that the Syrian Interim Government and inspectors from the OPCW also discovered remnants of the program at multiple locations in Syria, including 54 aerial bombs, 25 surface-to-surface munitions, materials used in sarin production, and mixing and storage equipment, which were transferred to specialized chemical storage facilities pending destruction. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 26 May 2026, military forces of Israel conducted a raid in an unknown location in Quneitra governorate for unknown reasons (coded to Quneitra city). | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 26 May 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion with a bulldozer into agricultural land west of Rafid town in southern Quneitra countryside through a newly established gate by the military forces of Israel along the disengagement line. Sources claimed that the bulldozer carried out excavation and road-leveling works in the area west of the town toward Tell el Farass in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights in Quneitra countryside. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 26 May 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion using two military vehicles from Tal Abu al Ghaythar gate in Quneitra countryside toward Wadi al Raqqad road in western Dara countryside. Sources claimed that the forces stopped in the area and fired heavy machine gun rounds from a DShK weapon toward nearby agricultural lands for unknown reasons. | 16. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 26 May 2026, military forces of Syria deployed engineering teams and mine-clearing vehicles to the vicinity of Al-Teem - Oil Field in Deir ez Zor countryside to defuse and dismantle unexploded ordnance and other war remnants left by unknown gunmen during previous conflicts. Sources claimed that clearance operations were limited to areas surrounding the oil field and related facilities. | 17. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 26 May 2026, police forces of Syria dismantled a mortar shell left by unknown gunmen during previous conflicts that had been discovered on a road near the Panorama Square on the road leading to Tafas town in western Dara countryside (coded to Tafas town). | 18. Other: On 26 May 2026, Israeli military forces fired illumination flares over Eastern Basa - Ein Qadi village in southern Quneitra countryside for unknown reasons. | 19. Other: On 26 May 2026, Israeli warplanes conducted aerial overflights in Quneitra governorate for unknown reasons (coded to Quneitra city). | 20. Other: On 26 May 2026, Israeli military forces fired three illumination flares over Sayda al-Gholan town in Quneitra countryside for unknown reasons. | 21. Other: On 26 May 2026, Israeli military forces fired three illumination flares over the Yarmouk Basin area in western Dara countryside for unknown reasons. | 22. Other: On 26 May 2026, On 26 May 2026, Russian military forces withdrew air defense systems from Syria, approximately one and a half years after the fall of the Assad regime (coded to Hmeimim Air Base in Lattakia countryside). | 23. Other: On 26 May 2026, an explosion of an unknown nature occurred inside a military vehicle belonging to the 80th Division of the military forces of Syria in the outskirts of Jandairis town in Aleppo countryside while ammunition was being transported by members of the 80th Division, killing two members of the division. Sources claimed that military forces subsequently imposed a security cordon around the site. 2 fatalities. | 24. Other: On 26 May 2026, displaced and refugee civilians residing near the University of Idleb in Idleb city were issued eviction notices by authorities of the Syrian Interim Government for unknown reasons. Sources claimed that many of the affected families were unable to return to their places of origin because their homes had been destroyed and expressed concern over the timing of the eviction notices amid the school examination period. | 25. Other: Mass grave: On 26 May 2026, human remains belonging to six civilians killed by unknown gunmen during previous periods for unknown reasons were discovered in a mass grave in the Jiyad and Anad area southwest of Shadadah city in Al Hasakeh countryside (coded to Shadadah city). | 26. Arrests: On 27 May 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a man affiliated with the former pro-government militia during the Assad regime in Lattakia governorate (coded to Lattakia city). Sources claimed that the detainee was involved in violations against civilians committed during the Ein El Bayda massacre during the former Assad regime and was a cousin of the former President Bashar al-Assad. | 27. Arrests: On 27 May 2026, Syria's Coast Guard fo | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 24-05-2026 | Flood in Syria — near 36.06, 38.85 | Flood in Syria Magnitude 0 Minor Impact. Alert: Green. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 22-05-2026 | 70 Strategic developments events in Syria (-7% vs previous week) | 70 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 7% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 46 locations including Dar'a - Unspecified, Quneitra, Wadi al Raqqad and 43 additional locations. List of events: 1. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 May 2026, Israeli forces with several military vehicles set up a temporary checkpoint between Al Asbah town and Al Fityan farm in Quneitra countryside, and searched people passing by. | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 May 2026, Israeli forces with five military vehicles headed from Jbata Elkhashab towards Ain Al Bayda town in Quneitra countryside. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 May 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles set up a temporary checkpoint between Kodneh and Breiqa towns in Quneitra countryside, and searched people passing by before withdrawing. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 May 2026, a patrol of Israeli forces with three tanks conducted a ground incursion in Al Dar'iyat base near Ma'laqa town in Quneitra countryside. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 May 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced on the outskirts of Rafid town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint, and interrogated seven shepherds before releasing them. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 May 2026, Israeli forces with four military vehicles raided a house in the western neighborhood of Sayda al-Hanout town in Quneitra countryside, before withdrawing. | 7. Arrests: On 17 May 2026, police forces arrested a person who used to work with the Assad security apparatuses in Lattakia city, who is involved in the arrest and handover of large numbers of Latakia locals to the security branches of the former regime. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 May 2026, an Israeli patrol with four military vehicles took place passing by Maariya, Abdin, Jomleh and Wadi al Raqqad in Dara countryside, before heading back to Golan. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 May 2026, Israeli forces with two tanks and three military vehicles one of them is equipped with a heavy machine gun, advanced in Wadi al Raqqad area in Dara countryside. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 May 2026, a Russian military patrol escorted by Syrian police forces took place in Jablah town in Lattakia countryside. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 May 2026, Turkish forces withdrew from Saida base in Ar Raqqa countryside, where logistical equipment and military vehicles were transported. | 12. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 17 May 2026, police forces launched a security operation and raided several houses in Mazghana town in rural Jalabiyeh in Aleppo countryside, around 5 houses were subjected to acts of vandalism and theft of contents and money during the raid, in addition to recording cases of insults against some residents during the raids. | 13. Other: On 17 May 2026, Israeli forces fired light flares over southern and central Quneitra province, amid Israeli warplanes flew over the province as well. | 14. Other: On 17 May 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over eastern Dar'a province. | 15. Other: On 17 May 2026, Israeli forces fired light flares over the area between Kodneh and Breiqa towns in Quneitra countryside. | 16. Other: On 17 May 2026, Jordanian military forces stopped two drugs smuggling operations inside flying balloons coded to Nasib Border Crossing in Dara countryside. | 17. Arrests: On 18 May 2026, Israeli forces arrested around 30 Israeli civilians whom they staged a protest at the border fence in Majdal Shams town in Quneitra countryside | 18. Arrests: On 18 May 2026, locals of Idleb city detained a former Assad regime member who was involved in committing violations against civilians, and handed him over to police forces. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 May 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Al Esha town in Quneitra countryside, and raided several houses before withdrawing. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 May 2026, Israeli forces with two vehicles advanced on Ofania-Khan Arnaba road in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 May 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Wadi al Raqqad area in Dara countryside, before withdrawing after an hour. | 22. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 18 May 2026, unknown gunmen on a motorbike targeted an oil truck in Al-Asbah farms badia in Deir ez Zor countryside with machine guns, which resulted in damage to the tanker and the spillage of its cargo. | 23. Other: On 18 May 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over western Dar'a province. | 24. Other: Mass grave: On 18 May 2026, the remnants of five bodies whom were prisoners were found in the vicinity of Ain al Arab town in Aleppo countryside, previously killed by QSD forces. | 25. Arrests: On 19 May 2026, police forces of Syria arrested two members belonging to the Anti-Military Operations Command Militia in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside for involvement in attacks against security patrols and civilians in Deir ez Zor governorate (coded to Muhasan town in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside). | 26. Arrests: On 19 May 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a civilian man displaced from northern Hama countryside and residing in displacement camps in northern Syria (coded to Idleb city). Sources claimed that the individual was arrested for publishing posts on Facebook criticizing living conditions and officials in the area, including criticism of deteriorating economic conditions, displacement conditions, and the policies of local authorities. | 27. Arrests: On 19 May 2026, Anti-Narcotics Directorate forces of the police forces of Syria seized 25 million captagon pills hidden inside pottery containers prepared for smuggling through a Syrian port (coded to Lattakia - Port in Lattakia city), and arrested seven smugglers, including the leader of the network, whom sources claimed belonged to an international smuggling network. | 28. Arrests: On 19 May 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a civilian man in Lattakia governorate (coded to Lattakia - Unspecified) for insulting Aisha, the wife of the Prophet Muhammad, through statements circulated on social media. | 29. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 May 2026, Israeli military helicopters conducted aerial overflights in western Dara countryside for unknown reasons (coded to Mzeireb town). | 30. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 May 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a total of two raids in Quneitra governorate for unknown reasons (coded to Quneitra city). | 31. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 May 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion into the outskirts of Rafid town in southern Quneitra countryside using two military vehicles carrying soldiers and military equipment for unknown reasons. | 32. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 May 2026, General Security forces of the police forces of Syria deployed extensively at night in Tal Brak town in Al Hasakeh countryside amid calls by activists and local residents for protests and sit-ins rejecting wheat prices proposed for purchase by the Syrian Interim Government. | 33. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 19 May 2026, sources claimed that members of QSD forces were involved in the theft of 900 USD and other items from an auto spare parts shop in Asila village in Al Hasakeh countryside for unknown reasons. | 34. Other: On 19 May 2026, around 600 displaced families, including Kurdish ones, from villages and towns in Afrin area in Aleppo countryside who had been residing in Ain al Arab (Kobani) city and its countryside in Aleppo countryside for yea | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 22-05-2026 | 19 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (unchanged vs previous week) | 19 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This is unchanged compared to the previous week, affecting 17 locations including Eastern Tall al Ahmar, Homs - Karm al-Zeitoun, Abdin and 14 additional locations. These events resulted in 7 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 7 | ACLED |
| 15-05-2026 | 75 Strategic developments events in Syria (-3% vs previous week) | 75 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 3% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 53 locations including Hama - Unspecified, Jomleh, Quneitra and 50 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 9 May 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member in Az-Zabdani area in rural Damascus. He was involved in the killing of the defected lieutenant Muhammad Issa and the handing over of Abdullah Mahrez, a member of Ahrar Al Sham movement, to the former Assad regime. | 2. Arrests: On 9 May 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member who was the director of Bashar Al Assad's office from his house in Wardiah town in rural Sheikh Badr in Tartous countryside. | 3. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 9 May 2026, PKK's YDG-H (Al Shabiba Al Thawriyah) members removed the sign on the facade of the palace of justice building in Al-Hasakeh city for the fourth time in three days, because they removed the Kurdish language from the sign. | 4. Other: On 9 May 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Quneitra province. | 5. Other: On 9 May 2026, Israeli warplanes and reconnaissance aircrafts flew at low and medium altitudes over Jomleh town in Dara countryside. | 6. Other: On 9 May 2026, Jordanian military forces stopped three drugs smuggling operations in electronically guided balloons in the border area coded to Nasib Border Crossing in Dara countryside. | 7. Other: On 9 May 2026, PKK's YDG-H (Al Shabiba Al Thawriyah) members removed the Syrian flag from Al Nashweh Al Gharbiyeh roundabout in Al-Hasakeh - Al Nashweh Al Gharbiyeh city. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 May 2026, an Israeli patrol took place from Adnaniya towards Rweheineh town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint, and started searching people passing by. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 May 2026, two UNDOF vehicles entered Jomleh town in Dara countryside | 10. Other: On 10 May 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Dar'a province. | 11. Other: On 10 May 2026, suspected US F35 warplanes flew over Al-Bukamal town in Deir ez Zor countryside. | 12. Other: Around 10 May 2026 (month of), sources claimed that QSD forces dismissed dozens of former members of the Assad regime's military forces from their ranks in Al Hasakeh governorate during the previous two months after they were excluded from plans to integrate military and security forces into Syrian state institutions (coded to Al-Hasakeh city). Sources claimed that the dismissed individuals had served within QSD commando units, YPG forces, and Asayish forces and that their salaries had been terminated. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 May 2026, Israeli forces advanced near Al Esha town in Quneitra countryside, and erected a barbed wire fence around the agricultural lands to prevent access by farmers and livestock breeders. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 May 2026, Israeli forces with two vehicles and around 10 soldiers set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Jbata Elkhashab town in Quneitra countryside, and searched people passing by. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 May 2026, Israeli forces advanced and set up a checkpoint on Ofania-Khan Arnaba road in Quneitra countryside, and searched people passing by. They also fired flares over the checkpoint. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 May 2026, Israeli forces with more than 30 soldiers advanced on Ofania-Jbata Elkhashab road in Quneitra countryside, and searched people passing by. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 May 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles headed towards Sayda al-Hanout road in Quneitra countryside. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 May 2026, a UNDOF patrol set up a checkpoint on Al Aarada-Maariya road in Dara countryside | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 May 2026, a UNDOF patrol set up a checkpoint in Jomleh town in Dara countryside | 20. Other: On 11 May 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Quneitra province. | 21. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 11 May 2026, unknown gunmen opened fire on a pharmacy owned by an Alawite civilian woman from Fahel village in Homs countryside, causing material damage and forcing the closure of the pharmacy (coded to Fahel). Sources claimed that the attack targeted the victim on the basis of sectarian identity. There were no casualties. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: Around 11 May 2026 (week of), the Russian cargo vessel Sparta arrived at Tartous port in Tartous city carrying military equipment intended for Hmeimim Air Base in Lattakia countryside (coded to Tartous city). Sources claimed that commercial satellite imagery captured the vessel unloading cargo at the port on 11 May 2026 after it had departed Saint Petersburg in March 2026 and traveled to Syria accompanied by Russian naval vessels during part of its journey. Sources claimed that the shipment represented the first known delivery of military equipment to Russian military facilities in Syria since the fall of the Assad government in late 2024 and that the vessel was part of a Russian military logistics network used to transport military equipment and supplies. | 23. Arrests: On 12 May 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a former Major General pilot and former Chief of Staff of the Air Force of the military forces of Syria under the Assad regime during an operation carried out by the Anti-Terrorism Directorate in an unspecified location (coded to Damascus city). | 24. Arrests: On 12 May 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a former member of the 25th Division of the military forces of Syria during the Assad regime in Hama province (coded to Hama city). Sources accused the individual of involvement in field executions, looting, robbery, and systematic violations against civilians in Hama and Idleb countrysides while fighting alongside the former Assad regime. | 25. Arrests: On 12 May 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a former member of the Former Militia (Pro-Assad) during the previous Assad regime for involvement in military operations against opposition-held areas, particularly in Idleb and Hama countrysides (coded to Hama city). Sources accused the individual of committing violations against civilians while fighting alongside the former Assad regime. | 26. Arrests: On 12 May 2026, General Security forces of the police forces of Syria arrested a young civilian man from Ain al Arab (Kobani) city in Aleppo countryside at a security checkpoint for unknown reasons while he was travelling toward Menbij city in eastern Aleppo countryside to visit a friend (coded to Menbij). | 27. Arrests: On 12 May 2026, General Security forces of the police forces of Syria arrested a civilian man in Ar-Raqqa - Hisham Bin Abdul Malik neighborhood in Ar-Raqqa city in Ar Raqqa governorate on charges of drug trafficking. Sources claimed that the individual was accused of involvement in the trade of narcotic substances. | 28. Arrests: On 12 May 2026, General Intelligence Services of the police forces of Syria arrested a member of QSD sleeper cells near Menbij city in eastern Aleppo countryside. Sources claimed that the individual was affiliated with QSD forces. | 29. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 12 May 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion into the outskirts of Rafid town in southern Quneitra countryside using five armored military vehicles of the 'Hummer' type, moving from the direction of the occupied Al Hiran village. Sources claimed that the forces carried out reconnaissance operations and established advanced monitoring points in the area for unknown reasons before later withdrawing to their bases in the occupied Golan Heights. | 30. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 12 May 202 | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 15-05-2026 | 19 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-41% vs previous week) | 19 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 41% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 18 locations including Jomleh, Abdin, Abtaa and 15 additional locations. These events resulted in 8 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 8 | ACLED |
| 15-05-2026 | 10 Battles events in Syria (-33% vs previous week) | 10 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 33% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 10 locations including Ain al Arab - Unspecified, Al Alia Silos, Al-Hasakeh - Al Mufti and 7 additional locations. These events resulted in 4 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 4 | ACLED |
| 14-05-2026 | The WFP cited critical funding shortfalls in announc ing, yesterday, a major scale -back of food assistance in Syria , reducing monthly support to 650,000 people (from 1 | The WFP cited critical funding shortfalls in announc ing, yesterday, a major scale -back of food assistance in Syria , reducing monthly support to 650,000 people (from 1.3 million ) and halting a nationwide bread subsidy programme . Meanwhile , in the country's north -east, there are continued tensions in Al-Hasakeh , broader governance issues persist alongside sporadic ISIL -linked attacks. In Quneitra and Daraa , continued Israeli military activity has prompted sustained protection concerns. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 11-05-2026 | The EU today ended the partial suspension of its 1977 Cooperation Agreement with Syria, restoring full trade and economic provisions that had been restricted since 2011 over human rights violations | The EU today ended the partial suspension of its 1977 Cooperation Agreement with Syria, restoring full trade and economic provisions that had been restricted since 2011 over human rights violations under the al-Assad regime. Th is development is indicative of renewed EU engagement and support for Syria 's transition and economic recovery. | Economic | UNOCC | |
| 08-05-2026 | 15 Battles events in Syria (-17% vs previous week) | 15 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 17% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 12 locations including As-Sweida - Unspecified, Rimet Hazem, Al Sabkhah and 9 additional locations. These events resulted in 1 reported fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 08-05-2026 | 77 Strategic developments events in Syria (+31% vs previous week) | 77 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 31% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 47 locations including Quneitra, Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, Damascus - Unspecified and 44 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 2 May 2026, police forces arrested a woman in Ar-Raqqa province, who is accused of being responsible for the explosion that took place previously in Ras al-Ain town in Al Hasakeh countryside. | 2. Arrests: On 2 May 2026, police forces arrested the former head of the town council in Sosa town in Deir ez Zor countryside for unknown reasons. | 3. Arrests: On 2 May 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested a drug dealer who impersonates a security officer in Jaramana in rural Damascus. | 4. Arrests: On 2 May 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested four drug dealers including their leader in Rankus area in rural Damascus, and confiscated around one million Captagon pills and one kilogram of hashish (cannabis) coming from Lebanon. Raids were carried out on old sites used for manufacturing Captagon, and raw materials and sophisticated equipment were also confiscated. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 May 2026, Israeli forces with two military vehicles one of which equipped with a heavy machine gun, conducted a ground incursion at the entrance of Wadi al Raqqad in Dara countryside, and opened fire towards the town before withdrawing. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 May 2026, Syrian army forces brought military reinforcement to Idleb city, after the gathering of Uzbekistan gunmen in a protest in front of the criminal security branch. | 7. Other: On 2 May 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Quneitra province. | 8. Other: On 2 May 2026, Jordanian military forces stopped a drugs smuggling operation inside flying balloons coded to Nasib Border Crossing in Dara countryside. The ballons were shot down inside Jordanian lands. | 9. Arrests: On 3 May 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime military doctor who was the head of doctors in Al Assad military hospital from his clinic in Jablah town in Lattakia countryside. | 10. Arrests: On 3 May 2026, General Intelligence Services arrested a former QSD member who was responsible for military fortifications and tunnels in Ein Issa town in Ar Raqqa countryside. | 11. Arrests: On 3 May 2026, General Intelligence Services arrested a former QSD military relations officer in Ar Raqqa province (coded to Ar-Raqqa city). | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 May 2026, Israeli military forces with five military vehicles conducted a ground incursion on the outskirts of Jomleh town in Dara countryside, before withdrawing towards Sayda al-Hanout-Wadi al Raqqad road. | 13. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 3 May 2026, suspected ISIL members on a motorbike targeted a fuel truck while passing through Deir-ez-Zor badia towards the main road with a machine gun, which resulted in material damage to the tanker and the spillage of its entire cargo of oil onto the road. | 14. Other: On 3 May 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Quneitra province. | 15. Arrests: On 4 May 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime officer who was the head of Sa'sa' branch (220) in his hometown in Al-Hattaniya town in Tartous countryside. | 16. Arrests: On 4 May 2026, General Intelligence Services arrested three Kurdish civilians in Ar-Raqqa city on charges of loyalty to QSD forces. | 17. Arrests: On 4 May 2026, General Intelligence Services arrested two QSD leaders one of whom is a national security leader who is a military hospital manager, and one member in Ar-Raqqa city. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 May 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles conducted a ground incursion towards Wadi al Raqqad in Dara countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint at the bridge before withdrawing. | 19. Other: On 4 May 2026, Israeli warplanes flew at low altitude over As-Sweida province. | 20. Other: On 4 May 2026, Israeli warplanes flew at low altitude over Dar'a province. | 21. Other: Mass grave: On 4 May 2026, a mass grave with five bodies was found in Al Khamis neighborhood in Harasta town in rural Damascus, which was Omar Bin Al Khattab mosque massacre committed by former Assad regime on 2017, and resulted in more than 25 civilian casualties. | 22. Arrests: On 5 May 2026, police forces of Syria deployed in Foah town in Idleb countryside as part of a security campaign targeting wanted individuals of foreign nationalities, including Uzbek and Turkistani fighters, who were members of the Former Imam Bukhari Battalion. Sources indicated that additional military and security reinforcements arrived in the town, that reconnaissance aircraft flew overhead, and that several wanted individuals were arrested. There were conflicting information regarding the situation in the town, as some sources claimed intermittent armed clashes took place while others denied that any clashes had occurred. | 23. Arrests: On 5 May 2026, police forces of Syria deployed in Kafr Jales town in Idleb countryside and imposed strict security measures and a temporary curfew as part of a security campaign targeting wanted individuals of foreign nationalities, during which several individuals were arrested, including Uzbek and Turkistani fighters who were members of the Former Imam Bukhari Battalion. | 24. Arrests: On 5 May 2026, police forces of Syria deployed in Kafraya town in Idleb countryside as part of a security campaign targeting wanted individuals of foreign nationalities, including Uzbek and Turkistani fighters who were members of the Former Imam Bukhari Battalion. Sources indicated that additional military and security reinforcements arrived in the town, that reconnaissance aircraft flew overhead, and that several wanted individuals were arrested. | 25. Arrests: On 5 May 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a former brigadier general of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate of the former Assad regime in Tartous governorate (coded to Tartous city). The individual had previously served as head of the Air Force Intelligence branch in Dara governorate. | 26. Arrests: On 5 May 2026, police forces arrested four individuals in Deir ez Zor governorate (coded to Deir-ez-Zor city), including a former commander of the National Defense Forces (QDW) of the former Assad regime, on charges of physically assaulting civilians inside a mosque following a dispute with worshippers over statements praising their past affiliations with the former regime. | 27. Arrests: On 5 May 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a journalist in Idleb city for unknown reasons. Sources indicated that the journalist had recently participated in the 'Law and Dignity' sit-in in Damascus city. On 25 May 2026, the journalist was released from Prison 77 in Sarmada city in northern Idleb countryside. Sources claimed that following his release, the journalist accused the former Minister of Health of the Syrian Interim Government of being behind accusations against him and demanded a public apology and compensation for the material and moral damages he suffered during his detention. | 28. Arrests: On 5 May 2026, police forces of Syria arrested actor 'Maan Abdel Haq' in Damascus city for unknown reasons. Sources claimed that he was known for his support of the former Assad regime, Iran, and Hezbollah. | 29. Arrests: On 5 May 2026, police forces of Syria and General Intelligence Services' forces conducted a coordinated security operation in Aleppo governorate (coded to Aleppo city), during which they dismantled a cell affiliated with Hezbollah. Sources claimed the operation was part of simultaneous raids carried out across five governorates targeting individuals who had infiltrated Syria from Lebanon after receiving military training, and who were accused of preparing assassination a | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 08-05-2026 | 32 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+78% vs previous week) | 32 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 78% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 30 locations including Eastern Tall al Ahmar, Jomleh, Al Aarada and 27 additional locations. These events resulted in 3 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 3 | ACLED |
| 07-05-2026 | OHCHR reports rising sectarian tensions reflected in a series of localized security incidents | OHCHR reports rising sectarian tensions reflected in a series of localized security incidents. Over the weekend, the killing of a Shia religious figure near Sayyeda Zainab (Rural Damascus) heightened perceptions of insecurity, while, in Idleb Governorate, the detention of foreign fighters and subsequent mobilization of affiliated armed elements underscored the continued presence and operational capacity of such networks. In parallel, clashes between Internal Security Forces and local armed factions in As - Suwayda Governorate on Monday reportedly injured civilians and impacted residential areas. Meanwhile, Israeli military activity in Quneitra and Daraa governorates continue d, alongside growing civilian concerns linked to arbitrary detentions and perceived targeted violence . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 01-05-2026 | 18 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (unchanged vs previous week) | 18 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This is unchanged compared to the previous week, affecting 18 locations including Abu Hammad, Ajaz, Al Qashla and 15 additional locations. These events resulted in 14 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 14 | ACLED |
| 01-05-2026 | 59 Strategic developments events in Syria (-17% vs previous week) | 59 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 17% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 40 locations including Quneitra, Dar'a - Unspecified, Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified and 37 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 25 April 2026, police forces arrested several people in the vicinity of Sur town in Deir ez Zor countryside, for wearing masks. | 2. Arrests: On 25 April 2026, police forces arrested a number of the relatives of (Amjad Al Yusef) including his father in Nabe Eltib town in rural Al Ghab Plain in Hama countryside, on suspicion of their involvement in covering up his disappearance during the past period. | 3. Arrests: On 25 April 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Gharanij town in Deir ez Zor countryside, and arrested a former pro-Iran militiaman. | 4. Arrests: On 25 April 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Shafa town in Deir ez Zor countryside, and arrested three former pro-Iran militiamen, and confiscated weapons. | 5. Arrests: On 25 April 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Sosa town in Deir ez Zor countryside, and arrested a former pro-Iran militiaman. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 April 2026, Israeli forces with a number of vehicles and soldiers advanced in Al Mushayrafa town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint, and started searching vehicles and people passing by. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 April 2026, Israeli helicopters flew over Dar'a province. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 April 2026, Israeli forces set up a temporary checkpoint near the destroyed water tank on Eastern Samadaniyeh road in Quneitra countryside. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 April 2026, Israeli forces brought military vehicles and bulldozers to Eastern Tall al Ahmar area in Quneitra countryside, and started fortification work at the site, including raising earthen barriers and reinforcing military positions at the top of the hill, while raising the Israeli flag on its summit. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 April 2026, Israeli forces with more than ten military vehicles advanced in Jbata Elkhashab town in Quneitra countryside, and raided more than seven houses before withdrawing, amid three reconnaissance aircraft and helicopters flew over the province. | 11. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 25 April 2026, five ISIL members raided a merchant's house in Eastern Jurdi town in Deir ez Zor countryside, and forced him to pay 4000 USD as Zakat. | 12. Other: On 25 April 2026, police forces launched a security operation supported by Turkish intelligence in Lattakia - Port, and seized a large shipment of drugs with a value that exceeds 6.5 million USD. The ship set sail from southeast Asia, passing through Alexandria and Beirut before arriving to Lattakia. | 13. Arrests: On 26 April 2026, police forces arrested a Kurdish young man who is a former QSD member in Al Intifada street in Ar-Raqqa city for unknown reasons. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 26 April 2026, Israeli warplanes and helicopters flew over Dar'a province. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 26 April 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Jbata Elkhashab town in Quneitra countryside, and raided a stone quarry. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 26 April 2026, Israeli forces advanced in the area between Jomleh and Saysun towns in Dara countryside, amid dozens of flares were dropped, covering the sky over the border area. | 17. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 26 April 2026, Turkish forces conducted bulldozing and demolition operations on the remaining buildings which belong to civilians who had previously been displaced in Sheikh Aqeel area in Aleppo countryside, within the area of the Turkish military base. | 18. Other: On 26 April 2026, suspected Israeli warplanes flew over Homs province. | 19. Arrests: On 27 April 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime Air Force Intelligence member in Aleppo city, who was previously responsible for targeting peaceful protests in Aleppo with live ammunition and writing malicious reports for intelligence branches. | 20. Arrests: On 27 April 2026, police forces raided a man's house in Khasham town in Deir ez Zor countryside, and arrested him for offenses he committed previously including extortion and robbery. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 April 2026, Israeli forces conducted two incursions in Quneitra province. | 22. Arrests: On 28 April 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a former member of the military forces of the former Assad regime in Ar Raqqa governorate (coded to Ar-Raqqa city). The individual is accused of appearing in a previous video boasting about his involvement in the forced displacement of civilians in Hajar Aswad town in Rural Damascus governorate during the Assad regime. | 23. Arrests: On 28 April 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a former QSD commander in Khasham town in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside. Sources claimed the arrest was carried out on charges of extortion and looting against civilians and shop owners in the area. | 24. Arrests: Around 28 April 2026 (week of), General Security forces of the police forces of Syria conducted a raid in the farms of Harisoun village in Tartous countryside, where they arrested two young men in front of a car wash and a 14-year-old boy, while also searching civilian houses and firing live ammunition in the air for unknown reasons. | 25. Arrests: On 28 April 2026, General Security forces of the police forces of Syria conducted a raid in Dwaer Baabda village in Lattakia countryside, where they arrested two young men in front of a car wash and detained several other individuals who were present at the site, while also seizing a civilian vehicle (BMW), for unknown reasons. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 April 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion into Al Aarada village in western Dara countryside, where they raided and searched approximately eight civilian houses for unknown reasons. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 April 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion into Maariya village in western Dara countryside using approximately 20 military vehicles and around 60 soldiers, accompanied by intensive reconnaissance drone flights, where the forces patrolled the streets of the village for approximately one hour before withdrawing to their positions without conducting raids or engaging in clashes. | 28. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 April 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion into Quneitra governorate (coded to Quneitra city). | 29. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 April 2026, two Russian military cargo aircraft landed at Hmeimim Air Base in Lattakia countryside. On the same day, a Russian military convoy departed from Hmeimim Air Base in Lattakia countryside toward the Tartous naval base of the Russian Navy, before returning later the same day to Hmeimim Air Base after conducting movements between the two bases for unknown reasons. | 30. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 April 2026, QSD forces dismantled several checkpoints in Al Hasakeh governorate, including Safya checkpoint in Al Hasakeh countryside, as part of the implementation of the 29 January agreement between the Syrian Interim Government and QSD forces (coded to Safya town in Al Hasakeh countryside). | 31. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 April 2026, a patrol of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) entered Nasiriyah village in western Dara countryside, where its members deployed on foot in the streets of the village accompanied by patrol vehicles and conducted road s | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 01-05-2026 | 18 Battles events in Syria (+50% vs previous week) | 18 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 50% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 15 locations including Thiban, Al Mayadin, Al-Hasakeh - Al-Aziziyeh and 12 additional locations. These events resulted in 9 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 9 | ACLED |
| 01-05-2026 | The perceived uneven implementation of detainee -related provisions , reached as part of the January agreement between the Government of Syria and Syrian Democratic Forces, is increasing tensions | The perceived uneven implementation of detainee -related provisions , reached as part of the January agreement between the Government of Syria and Syrian Democratic Forces, is increasing tensions between both sides . Limited transparency, delays in releases and continued uncertainty regarding detainees' fate heightened protection concerns and prompted protests . Continued Israeli military activity in Quneitra and Daraa has also reportedly generated additional protection concerns and persistent 3 low-level attacks by suspected ISIL elements continue to undermine the security situation in the country's north -east. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 30-04-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Hama | On 30 April 2026, ISIL members shot and killed a former QDW member affilated with the former Assad regime in Ayn Al-Kurum town in Hama countryside with a pistol. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-04-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Ar Raqqa | On 30 April 2026, Syrian police members physically assaulted and killed a Kurdish student under torture during custody in Ar-Raqqa city, after they arrested him from his house in the Kurdish neighborhood in the city of Ar-Raqqa, for unknown reasons. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-04-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Homs | On 30 April 2026, Syrian border guards (coded to military forces of Syria) shot and killed a young Syrian man in the Wadi Khaled area of western Homs countryside, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, while he was attempting to return from Lebanon to Syria illegally. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 29-04-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Homs | On 29 April 2026, the body of a civilian Alawite man was found in Basatin al Waer in Homs city after he had gone missing one day earlier, where he was discovered shot and killed by unknown gunmen, while his taxi and personal belongings were stolen. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 28-04-2026 | Following a recent visit to Al-Hassakeh Governorate, OHCHR describes its documentation of serious human rights violations, including killings, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention s and | Following a recent visit to Al-Hassakeh Governorate, OHCHR describes its documentation of serious human rights violations, including killings, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention s and deportations , as well as the confirmed discovery of three mass graves . OHCHR warn s of mounting protection risks for civilians linked to Israeli military operations in southern Syria as well as with regard to Israeli settlement expansion s in the occupied Syrian Golan . | Political | UNOCC | |
| 27-04-2026 | Last Th ursday, the World Bank approved a US$ 225 million grant to support Syria 's recovery in the water and health sectors, benefiting an estimated 4 | Last Th ursday, the World Bank approved a US$ 225 million grant to support Syria 's recovery in the water and health sectors, benefiting an estimated 4.5 million people . Meanwhile, explosive ordnance contamination continues to cause civilian casualties across the country , with Deir -ez-Zor, Idl ib and Aleppo governorates believed most affected . | Social | UNOCC | |
| 24-04-2026 | 18 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-38% vs previous week) | 18 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 38% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 18 locations including Ain Ziwan, Al Dibs, Al Qutayfah and 15 additional locations. These events resulted in 8 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 8 | ACLED |
| 24-04-2026 | 12 Battles events in Syria (-14% vs previous week) | 12 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 14% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 12 locations including Ain Ali, Al-Bukamal - Unspecified, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified and 9 additional locations. These events resulted in 6 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 6 | ACLED |
| 24-04-2026 | 71 Strategic developments events in Syria (+3% vs previous week) | 71 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 3% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 57 locations including Quneitra, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified, Al-Ajraf and 54 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 18 April 2026, police forces arrested three Kurdish young men in Ein Issa town in Ar Raqqa countryside, after a fight broke out between them and tribal armed men, after they verbally assaulted the Kurdish community while they were inside a shop. | 2. Arrests: On 18 April 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested five gunmen affiliated with Hezbollah from several towns in Quneitra province, whom are involved in bomb-making, preparing explosive devices, and setting up landmines. Police forces found missiles and launch platforms that had been professionally hidden inside the vehicle. Investigations revealed that they received specialized training in bomb-making and explosives manufacturing abroad from experts. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 April 2026, Israeli forces with four military vehicles conducted a ground incursion into Quneitra countryside and advanced on Rweheineh dam road. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 April 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion into Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint and searched people passing by, after they advanced in the vicinity of Tarnaja-Al Amal farms road. | 5. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 18 April 2026, ISIL members targeted a fuel truck that belongs to the Syrian government near Makman town in Deir ez Zor countryside with machine guns, which led to damaging it and the spillage of fuel. | 6. Other: On 18 April 2026, police forces of Syria withheld 22 humanitarian aid trucks in Azaz city in northern Aleppo countryside after they entered through the Killis border crossing en route from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to Ain al Arab (Kobani) city in Aleppo countryside, redirecting them to warehouses belonging to the Ministry of Emergency for unknown reasons. Sources claimed the trucks were carrying food, clothing, medical supplies, and humanitarian aid provided by international and local organizations, including UN-affiliated and Red Cross entities, and were intended to support civilians amid worsening humanitarian conditions and population pressure in Ain Al Arab (Kobani) city in Aleppo countryside. | 7. Other: Non-violent activity: On 19 April 2026, Syrian interim government took over Ghoweran prison and the palace of justice in Al-Hasakeh - Ghoweran city, from QSD forces as part of completing the implementation of the agreement to integrate the self-administration institutions into the institutions of the Syrian government. | 8. Other: Non-violent activity: On 19 April 2026, Syrian interim government took over 'alaya prison in Quamishli town in Al Hasakeh countryside, from QSD forces as part of completing the implementation of the agreement to integrate the self-administration institutions into the institutions of the Syrian government. | 9. Arrests: On 19 April 2026, police forces raided Al Karlton building formerly belonging to Al Baath party in Idleb city, which includes a number of families displaced from Homs city, demanding their evacuation., and arrested a number of them. | 10. Arrests: On 19 April 2026, police forces thwarted a smuggling operation involving nearly half a million Captagon pills in Damascus city, in coordination with the Iraqi government, and arrested two people involved and confiscated the shipment. | 11. Arrests: On 19 April 2026, police forces raided a house in Al-Joura neighborhood in Deir-ez-Zor - Al-Joura-Al-Thawra city, and arrested three drug dealers, and confiscated quantities of narcotics from them. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 April 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion at Al-Ajraf junction in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint, and started searching people passing by. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 April 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion in Eastern Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint, and started searching people passing by. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 April 2026, Israeli forces with several military vehicles carrying soldiers conducted a ground incursion in the area between Tall Kurum and Jaba towns in Quneitra countryside, before withdrawing. | 15. Other: On 19 April 2026, Israeli forces launched flares in the sky over a number of towns in Quneitra province, coinciding with intensive reconnaissance flights in the region's airspace. | 16. Arrests: On 20 April 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Al Tawatiha town in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside coded to Sur district, and arrested two men accused of carrying out operations against police forces in Deir ez-Zor and its countryside. | 17. Arrests: On 20 April 2026, police forces arrested a smuggler who is an arms dealer as well and formerly affiliated with pro-Iran militias in Al-Bukamal town in Deir ez Zor countryside. | 18. Arrests: On 20 April 2026, police forces raided a house in Ashara town in Deir ez Zor countryside, and arrested two drug dealers. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 April 2026, Israeli forces with three vehicles carrying soldiers conducted a ground incursion in Al-Ajraf town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint at the junction of the town, and searched people passing by. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 April 2026, an Israeli tank deployed at the vicinity of Al-Mantara Dam in Quneitra countryside. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 April 2026, two Israeli helicopters flew at a low altitude over southern As-Sweida province. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 April 2026, two Israeli helicopters flew at a low altitude over Busra Esh-Sham town in Dara countryside. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 April 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion in Um Ezam town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint at the entrance of the town, and searched people passing by. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 April 2026, a Syrian army convoy of ten SUVs, including rocket launchers was headed from Ein Issa town in Ar Raqqa countryside, towards Jalabiyeh town in Aleppo countryside. The convoy returned to Ein Issa after a short period of time. | 25. Other: On 20 April 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Nawa town in Dara countryside. | 26. Other: On 20 April 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Quneitra province. | 27. Other: On 20 April 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Dar'a - Al-Balad town in Dara countryside. | 28. Other: On 20 April 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Hrak town in Dara countryside. | 29. Other: On 20 April 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Tafas town in Dara countryside. | 30. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 20 April 2026, General Security forces of the police forces of Syria conducted a military show of force in the streets of Jablah city in Lattakia countryside, where they established temporary checkpoints across several neighborhoods in the city, as sources indicated this occurred amid a heightened security deployment. On the same day, General Security forces of the police forces of Syria established temporary checkpoints in several villages surrounding Jablah city as part of a broader security deployment in Jablah | 31. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 April 2026, General Security forces of the police forces of Syria deployed approximately 25 vehicles to B'abdh village in Lattakia countryside, where they carried out excavation works in the vicinity of the village for unknown reasons. | 32. Change to group/activity: Movement of fo | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 21-04-2026 | UN sources report that nine civilians were killed and 26 injured , including five children, due to explosive ordnance (EO) incidents across seven Syrian governorates last wee k (10 -17 April) | UN sources report that nine civilians were killed and 26 injured , including five children, due to explosive ordnance (EO) incidents across seven Syrian governorates last wee k (10 -17 April). Children remain particularly vulnerable, with several incidents occurr ing while playing near contaminated areas or handling 3 unexploded ordnance. Since 8 December 2024, 1,181 EO -related accidents have been recorded, killing and injuring 1,395 others , with Deir -ez-Zor, Idleb, and Aleppo governorates among the most affected governorates by EO contamination. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 17-04-2026 | 29 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-22% vs previous week) | 29 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 22% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 25 locations including Katzrin, Kidmat Tzvi, Tel Faher Base and 22 additional locations. These events resulted in 18 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 18 | ACLED |
| 17-04-2026 | 69 Strategic developments events in Syria (-23% vs previous week) | 69 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 23% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 54 locations including Quneitra, Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, Dar'a - Unspecified and 51 additional locations. List of events: 1. Agreement: On 11 April 2026, 400 QSD prisoners who were at the Syrian government prisons were released in Al-Hasakeh city, as part of the agreement between QSD and the Syrian government for prisoners exchange. | 2. Agreement: On 11 April 2026, a third batch of 90 prisoners who were at QSD prisons arrived at the entrance of Shadadah town in Al Hasakeh countryside, as part of the agreement between QSD and the Syrian government for prisoners exchange. | 3. Arrests: On 11 April 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested four Kurdish young men in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud city, after a group of young Arab young men removed the Kurdish flag from the cemetery area east of the neighborhood, sparking angry reactions among residents. In defiance of this act, a Kurdish young man re-raised the flag in the same spot, which resulted in police forces intervening. | 4. Arrests: On 11 April 2026, police forces thwarted a plot to carry out a bombing in the vicinity of Bab Touma neighborhood in Bab Touma in Damascus - Old City, after detecting an attempt to plant an explosive device near the ancient Mariamite Church, and arrested a cell of five people including a woman, whom are affiliated with Hezbollah. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 April 2026, Israeli helicopters flew over Dar'a city and its vicinity. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 April 2026, Israeli forces with fifteen military vehicles advanced in the vicinity of Jomleh town in Dara countryside, before withdrawing from the area. | 7. Other: On 11 April 2026, Jordanian military forces stopped a drugs smuggling operation in a drone which was shot down in the border area coded to Nasib Border Crossing in Dara countryside, and confiscated the drugs. | 8. Arrests: On 12 April 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested around 10 people in Basira town in Deir ez Zor countryside, on several charges, including drug trafficking and belonging to ISIL. | 9. Arrests: On 12 April 2026, police forces raided a young man's house in Sosa town in Deir ez Zor countryside, and arrested him for unknown reasons. He came from Lebanon two days earlier. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 12 April 2026, Israeli helicopters flew over Quneitra province. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 12 April 2026, Israeli forces positioned in Hamidiah advanced in Al Salam town and targeted farmlands in Quneitra countryside with fire shots. Casualties unknown. | 12. Other: On 12 April 2026, Israeli warplanes and reconnaissance aircrafts flew over Quneitra province. | 13. Other: On 12 April 2026, Israeli warplanes and reconnaissance aircrafts flew over Dar'a province. | 14. Other: On 12 April 2026, Jordanian military forces stopped a drugs smuggling operation in a drone which was shot down in the border area coded to Nasib Border Crossing in Dara countryside for the second day in a row, and confiscated the drugs.. | 15. Agreement: On 13 April 2026, a fourth batch of around 15 prisoners who were at QSD prisons were released in Al-Hasakeh city, as part of the agreement between QSD and the Syrian government for prisoners exchange. | 16. Arrests: On 13 April 2026, police forces arrested three people who are responsible for smuggling drugs from Lebanon to Syria in Yabroud town in rural Damacus. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 April 2026, a Global Coalition military convoy carrying heavy weapons and air defense systems headed from Qasrok Airbase towards Istrahet Al-Wazir in Al Hasakeh countryside. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 April 2026, Israeli helicopters flew over Quneitra province. | 19. Arrests: On 14 April 2026, military forces of Syria (former Hamzat Division and Amshat Division) raided and searched at least 9 civilian houses belonging to Kurdish residents in Nayrabiyeh village in northern Aleppo countryside, deploying approximately 20 fighters in 4 four-wheel drive vehicles, arresting two Kurdish civilian men and taking them to an unknown location on accusations of collaborating with the Autonomous Administration (QSD forces), while establishing a temporary checkpoint in the village and restricting the movement of civilians. | 20. Arrests: Around 14 April 2026 (week of), in the past few days, Syrian police forces conducted a security operation in rural Damascus, arresting 40 Palestinian civilians for unknown reasons. 30 were arrested in Khan Elshih, 2 in Jaramana, 4 in Bahdaliyah, 3 in the Damascus - Rukn El-Din neighborhood in Damascus city, 1 in al-Hama. | 21. Arrests: Around 14 April 2026 (week of), in the past few days, Syrian police forces conducted a security operation in rural Damascus, arresting 40 Palestinian civilians for unknown reasons. 30 were arrested in Khan Elshih, 2 in Jaramana, 4 in Bahdaliyah, 3 in the Damascus - Rukn El-Din neighborhood in Damascus city, 1 in al-Hama. | 22. Arrests: Around 14 April 2026 (week of), in the past few days, Syrian police forces conducted a security operation in rural Damascus, arresting 40 Palestinian civilians for unknown reasons. 30 were arrested in Khan Elshih, 2 in Jaramana, 4 in Bahdaliyah, 3 in the Damascus - Rukn El-Din neighborhood in Damascus city, 1 in al-Hama. | 23. Arrests: Around 14 April 2026 (week of), in the past few days, Syrian police forces conducted a security operation in rural Damascus, arresting 40 Palestinian civilians for unknown reasons. 30 were arrested in Khan Elshih, 2 in Jaramana, 4 in Bahdaliyah, 3 in the Damascus - Rukn El-Din neighborhood in Damascus city, 1 in al-Hama. | 24. Arrests: Around 14 April 2026 (week of), in the past few days, Syrian police forces conducted a security operation in rural Damascus, arresting 40 Palestinian civilians for unknown reasons. 30 were arrested in Khan Elshih, 2 in Jaramana, 4 in Bahdaliyah, 3 in the Damascus - Rukn El-Din neighborhood in Damascus city, 1 in al-Hama. | 25. Arrests: On 14 April 2026, Syrian police forces arrested a former member of the Air Force Brigade under the Assad regime in Damascus - Al-Qadam in Damascus city. | 26. Arrests: On 14 April 2026, Syrian police forces conducted a security operation in Jaramana town in Rural Damascus, arresting two drug traffickers and seizing Captagon pills and weapons in their possession. | 27. Arrests: On 14 April 2026, Syrian police forces conducted a security operation in Tartous province, arresting a drug trafficker and seizing Captagon pills and weapons in his possession. | 28. Arrests: On 14 April 2026, Syrian police forces conducted a security operation in Yabroud town in Rural Damascus, arresting three drug traffickers and seizing Captagon pills in their possession. | 29. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 14 April 2026, police forces of Syria defused explosive devices attached to helium balloons loaded with approximately 15 kilograms of Captagon pills after they were launched by drug smugglers from eastern Dara countryside and landed in agricultural lands between Amrah and Hayat villages in northeastern As Sweida countryside. | 30. Other: On 14 April 2026, General Security forces of the police forces of Syria summoned dozens of Kurdish civilian men, including former members of Asayish forces, in Afrin city in Aleppo countryside for security screening procedures, including the review of personal information and identity documentation, following their return from Al-Hasakeh city as part of the 29 January agreement between QSD and the Syrian Interim Government. There were no arrests. | 31. Arrests: On 15 April 2026, police forces of Syria conducted a raid on a civilian house in Mhemideh town in wester | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 17-04-2026 | 14 Battles events in Syria (+75% vs previous week) | 14 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 75% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 12 locations including Majdal, Tal Al Hadid, Abu Omar and 9 additional locations. These events resulted in 3 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 3 | ACLED |
| 17-04-2026 | 3 OHCHR reports that in north -east Syria, political transition continues through detainee exchanges, institutional integration and security coordination, alongside expanded IDP returns , though | 3 OHCHR reports that in north -east Syria, political transition continues through detainee exchanges, institutional integration and security coordination, alongside expanded IDP returns , though tensions persist over governance and protection concerns, while ISIL -linked attacks continue. In southern Syria and the occupied Golan Heights, Israeli military activity, including incursions, arrests and movement restrictions, continues to heighten protection risks for civilians, while As-Suwayda has seen rising political tensions, demonstrations and intermittent armed clashes linked to governance and self -determination disputes. Separately, in a landmark ruling on corporate conduct in conflict settings , a Paris Criminal Court convicted Lafarge company and eight former executives for financing ISIL and Jabhat al -Nusra through €5 -6 million in payments to maintain operations in Syria between 2013 and 2014 , imposing prison sentences, fines and asset confiscation. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 16-04-2026 | Syrian authorities report that 277,000 people crossed into Syria , through three official border crossings, between 2 March and 12 April | Syrian authorities report that 277,000 people crossed into Syria , through three official border crossings, between 2 March and 12 April . Preliminary UNHCR analysis suggests that new arrivals from Lebanon include Syrians who had planned to return as well as others whose movement s were accelerated by the recent escalation in hostilities in addition to pressing economic hardship and protection concerns. | Economic | UNOCC | |
| 14-04-2026 | Cross‑border movements into Syria continue , with UNHCR reporting over 1 | Cross‑border movements into Syria continue , with UNHCR reporting over 1.6 million arrivals since December 2024 primarily from Türkiye and Lebanon. At the same time, UNHCR reports an estimated 5. million people remain internally displaced across Syria, with 76 per cent living outside displacement sites and 24 per cent residing in 1,392 formal displacement sites. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 13-04-2026 | Political nego tiations continue amid persistent humanitarian challenges | Political nego tiations continue amid persistent humanitarian challenges. Syria's presidential team reported progress in implementing the 29 January agreement with the S yrian Democratic Forces , including the planned release of 397 detainees and gradual steps toward restoring state institutions, though timelines remain dependent on security conditions. Separately, OCHA reports that from 3 -9 April, 14 civilians were killed (including six children ) and 38 others injured (including 19 children ), due to 21 explosive ordnance related incidents that were recorded across eight governorates . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 10-04-2026 | 90 Strategic developments events in Syria (-6% vs previous week) | 90 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 6% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 57 locations including Qasrok Airbase, Dar'a - Unspecified, Damascus - Unspecified and 54 additional locations. List of events: 1. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 4 April 2026, twice on the same day, US forces (likely as part of the ongoing US-Iran conflict) intercepted 2 drones (coded as Militia Pro-Iran) that targeted the Qasrok Airbase (Al Hasakeh). There were no casualties. The first attack occurred around midnight, and the second around 6 am. | 2. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 4 April 2026, Israeli forces intercepted suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC) missiles over Damascus governorate (coded to governorate capital, Damascus). There were no casualties. | 3. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 4 April 2026, Israeli forces intercepted suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC) missiles over Rural Damascus governorate (coded to governorate capital, Basimah). There were no casualties. | 4. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 4 April 2026, Israeli forces intercepted suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC) missiles over Dara governorate (coded to governorate capital, Dar'a). There were no casualties. | 5. Arrests: On 4 April 2026, police forces arrested four Kurdish civilians while visiting Ras Al Ain town near Alia town in Al Hasakeh countryside for unknown reasons. | 6. Arrests: On 4 April 2026, police forces arrested a Kurdish young man for raising the Kurdistan flag during a gathering for welcoming families for returning to their town Afrin in Aleppo countryside coming from Al Hasakeh province. | 7. Arrests: On 4 April 2026, police custom forces arrested a man who came to replace his vehicle's plate which was issued by QSD previously to the Syrian one in Ar-Raqqa city, and asked for around 65,000 USD for his release. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 April 2026, Israeli forces with seven vehicles advanced in northern Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint on Jbata Elkhashab-Tarnaja road, and started searching people and vehicles passing by. | 9. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 4 April 2026, U.S. forces (likely as part of the ongoing US-Iran conflict) intercepted 1 Iranian made suicide drone that was launched by suspected pro-Iran militias in Iraq over the vicinity of Qasrok Airbase in Al Hasakeh countryside, causing neither material damage nor casualties. | 10. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 5 April 2026, shortly after midnight, US forces (likely as part of the ongoing US-Iran conflict) intercepted 1 drone (coded as Militia Pro-Iran) that targeted the Qasrok Airbase (Al Hasakeh). There were no casualties. | 11. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 5 April 2026, Israeli forces intercepted suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC) drones and missiles over Dara governorate (coded to the governorate capital, Dar'a). There were no casualties. | 12. Arrests: On 5 April 2026, police forces arrested two people whom are involved in the attack that took place a day before on the UAE embassy in Damascus city. | 13. Arrests: On 5 April 2026, police forces thwarted an attempt to transport a large shipment of Captagon pills on Shinshar road in Homs countryside, and arrested five smugglers including a woman, and seized a large quantity of narcotics approximately 42 kilograms of Captagon pills. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 5 April 2026, Israeli forces with five military vehicles and more than 30 soldiers advanced in Hurriyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and conducted raids and searches of civilian houses. | 15. Other: On 5 April 2026, Israeli warplanes and helicopters flew at a low altitude over Quneitra province. | 16. Other: On 5 April 2026, Israeli drones and helicopters flew at a low altitude over Dar'a province. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 5 April 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Jbata Elkhashab town in Quneitra countryside, and searched people passing by. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 5 April 2026, Israeli forces advanced on the outskirts of Jomleh town in Dara countryside, and set up a checkpoint on Wadi al Raqqad-Jomleh road, and searched people passing by before withdrawing. | 19. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 5 April 2026, U.S. forces (likely as part of the ongoing US-Iran conflict) intercepted 1 Iranian made drone that was launched by suspected pro-Iran militias in Iraq over the vicinity of Qasrok Airbase in Al Hasakeh countryside, causing neither material damage nor casualties. | 20. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 6 April 2026, Israeli forces intercepted suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) missiles over Damascus City. There were no casualties. | 21. Arrests: On 6 April 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested smugglers in rural Tall Kalakh in Homs countryside, and confiscated narcotic pills and crystal meth. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 April 2026, Israeli forces with ten vehicles advanced in Al-Ajraf town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint on the main road, and conducted raids and searches of civilian houses. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 April 2026, Israeli forces with eight military vehicles and two armored vehicles advanced in the vicinity of Al-Mantara Dam in Quneitra countryside. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 April 2026, Israeli forces advanced and set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Eastern Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 April 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced towards Rweheineh and Zubaydah towns in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint between the towns to search people passing by. | 26. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 6 April 2026, unknown gunmen detonated a main electricity pylon supplying power to water pumping stations in Dar'a city. | 27. Other: On 6 April 2026, Israeli warplanes flew at a low and medium altitude over Dar'a province. | 28. Arrests: On 7 April 2026, police forces of Syria arrested an unknown number of civilians from Al-Na'im Tribal Group, including elderly individuals and minors, during a security campaign in Tell Shugheib village in Aleppo countryside, for unknown reasons. | 29. Arrests: On 7 April 2026, General Security forces of the police forces of Syria arrested two Kurdish civilian men in Asaliyeh village in Menbij countryside in eastern Aleppo governorate on charges of collaborating with QSD forces during their control of the area. | 30. Arrests: On 7 April 2026, police forces of Syria arrested a civilian man in Ar-Raqqa city following a complaint filed against him. Later in the day, unknown gunmen, likely members of the police forces of Syria dressed in civilian clothing, arrested another civilian man from his home near the residence of the previously detained individual in Ar-Raqqa city after luring him under the pretext of providing testimony regarding the case, after which his fate and whereabouts remained unknown. | 31. Arrests: On 7 April 2026, police forces of Syria arrested dozens of civilians during raid operations in Nayrab town in Aleppo countryside, for unknown reasons. | 32. Arrests: On 7 April 2026, police forces of Syria conducted a raid campaign targeting several houses in Mashekh village in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside, during which they arrested more than 10 individuals and transferred them to security centers. There was conflicting information regarding the reasons for the arrests, as some sources claimed that the detainees were wanted in connection with a previous tribal conflict and killings in the area around five years ago, while other sources claimed that they were involved in a past massacre in the village with the support of QSD forces five years e | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 10-04-2026 | 37 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+3% vs previous week) | 37 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 3% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 32 locations including Al Qashla, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified, Eastern Tall al Ahmar and 29 additional locations. These events resulted in 14 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 14 | ACLED |
| 09-04-2026 | OHCHR describes continued degrees of insecurity impacting civilians in southern Syria , with Israeli military operations reportedly ongoing across rural areas of Quneitra and Daraa governorates | OHCHR describes continued degrees of insecurity impacting civilians in southern Syria , with Israeli military operations reportedly ongoing across rural areas of Quneitra and Daraa governorates . Meanwhile, OCHA notes that several communities in Aleppo, Idleb, Ar Raqqa, Al Hasakeh and Deir ez Zor have been impacted by recent flooding ; disease surveillance and water quality monitoring efforts by humanitarian partners have been intensified. | Environmental, Political, Social | UNOCC | |
| 03-04-2026 | 96 Strategic developments events in Syria (+63% vs previous week) | 96 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 63% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 61 locations including Dar'a - Unspecified, Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, Qasrok Airbase and 58 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 28 March 2026, police forces conducted a security operation in Dara province coded to Dar'a district, and raided a site and seized a machine used for packaging narcotics, along with approximately one million Captagon pills that were stored and prepared for smuggling out of the country. They also arrested two people involved. | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 March 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Beer Ajam town in Quneitra countryside, and raided several houses. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 March 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Jomleh town in Dara countryside, and set up a checkpoint with two vehicles at the northern neighborhood in the town before withdrawing. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 March 2026, Israeli forces advanced with two vehicles in the vicinity of Saysun town in Dara countryside, and set up a checkpoint on the road to Jomleh town escorted by drones. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 March 2026, Israeli forces with nine military vehicles advanced towards several vehicles including Sayda al-Hanout town in Quneitra countryside. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 March 2026, Israeli forces with several vehicles advanced in Rasm Al Halabi area in Quneitra countryside. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 March 2026, Israeli forces with several vehicles advanced in Rweheineh dam area in Quneitra countryside. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 March 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles advanced in Wadi al Raqqad town in Dara countryside, and raided and searched a house that belongs to a doctor for unknown reasons. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 March 2026, Syrian army forces sent reinforcement to the Syrian-Iraqi borders near Ya'robiyah crossing in Al Hasakeh countryside. | 10. Other: On 28 March 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Dara province coded to Dar'a district. | 11. Other: On 28 March 2026, Jordanian military forces stopped two drugs smuggling operations inside flying balloons coded to Nasib Border Crossing in Dara countryside. | 12. Other: Mass grave: On 28 March 2026, a mass grave containing nine bodies was discovered near a prison called Al Kam Al Sini which was used by QSD forces previously east of Shadadah town in Al Hasakeh countryside, supposedly killed by QSD forces. | 13. Arrests: On 29 March 2026, police forces of Syria arrested three Kurdish cousins at Kharab Hisaq checkpoint in Aleppo countryside after claims that the brother of one of the detainees had been a prisoner and was recently released, during which gunfire erupted following his release. Sources claimed that a vehicle belonging to one of the detainees was confiscated by police forces of Syria during the arrest and later declared state property. Sources also claimed that the detainee was released approximately 20 days after his arrest, but the vehicle was not returned to him. | 14. Arrests: On 29 March 2026, police forces arrested a drug dealer who is a former Raqqa Hawks Brigade leader in Ar Raqqa province coded to Ar-Raqqa district. He is involved in managing extensive drug smuggling networks across multiple domestic and international routes. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 March 2026, Israeli forces advanced towards Eastern Tall al Ahmar town in Quneitra countryside. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 March 2026, Israeli forces with fifteen military vehicles advanced in Ofania town in Quneitra countryside, and searched several houses. They also set up a checkpoint between Ofania and Jbata Elkhashab towns. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 March 2026, Israeli forces with four military vehicles advanced towards Al Esha and Al Asbah towns in Quneitra countryside. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 March 2026, Syrian army forces sent reinforcement composed of dozens of soldiers, 50 vehicles, and heavy weapons, for the second day in a row to the Syrian-Iraqi borders near Ya'robiyah crossing in Al Hasakeh countryside. | 19. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 29 March 2026, U.S. air defence systems intercepted 1 drone launched by suspected Iraqi pro-Iran militias and shot it down in Al Tuwinah town in Al Hasakeh countryside. There were no casualties. | 20. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 29 March 2026, U.S. air defence systems intercepted 1 drone launched by suspected Iraqi pro-Iran militia sand shot it down in Msheirfeh neighborhood in Al-Hasakeh - Msheirfeh city. There were no casualties. | 21. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 29 March 2026, unknown gunmen burned a vehicle belongs to a young man in Al Arba'in neighborhood in Dar'a - Al-Balad city. The owner is one of the children who were arrested by the forces of the former regime in 2011, on the pretext of anti-Assad writings that he wrote on the walls of a school. | 22. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 29 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted a Hezbollah missile that was targeting the Upper Galilee and fell in Ghajar (Masaada, Quneitra) causing damages. | 23. Arrests: On 30 March 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested a former Assad regime officer from Jablah town in Lattakia countryside, who is involved in smuggling, arms trafficking, corruption, and has ties to PKK. | 24. Arrests: On 30 March 2026, a joint Turkish and Syrian Intelligence operation took place on the Syrian-Lebanese borders coded to Al Qusayr district in Homs countryside, and arrested a man who was a translator for the Turkish Intelligence, who kidnapped the Syrian colonel Hussein Harmoush in Turkey on 2011, and handed him over to the Assad regime. The man was a fugitive for 12 years. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 March 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Rweheineh town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint, and searched people passing by. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 March 2026, Israeli forces with five military vehicles advanced in Al-Ajraf town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint on the main road, and searched people passing by, as well as raiding several houses. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 March 2026, Israeli forces with five vehicles advanced and headed to Wadi al Raqqad town in Dara countryside, before withdrawing. | 28. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 March 2026, Israeli forces with nine vehicles advanced on the outskirts of Jomleh town in Dara countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint, and searched people passing by before withdrawing. | 29. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 March 2026, Syrian army forces sent reinforcement composed of equipment including rocket launchers, units of foreign fighters, missiles, and Shahin-type drones. to the Syrian-Lebanese borders from Al Qusayr side in Homs countryside. | 30. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 30 March 2026, 2 drones (likely linked to Iranian-backed groups due to ongoing hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran) targeted the US Qasrok Airbase in Al Hasakeh countryside, while U.S. air defense systems intercepted the drones and shot them down before reaching the base. | 31. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 30 March 2026, U.S. air defense systems intercepted 1 drone (likely linked to Iranian-backed groups due to ongoing hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran) in Wadi Nejma in Al Hasakeh countryside. | 32. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 03-04-2026 | 36 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-3% vs previous week) | 36 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 3% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 30 locations including Ghajar, Ein Issa, Hdadiyeh and 27 additional locations. These events resulted in 20 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 20 | ACLED |
| 31-03-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Aleppo | On 31 March 2026, pro-government militia members physically assaulted and verbally abused two civilian men from Batabu village in western Aleppo countryside, accusing them of previous affiliation with the former Assad regime after they criticized current conditions. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-03-2026 | Battles in Syria, As Sweida | On 31 March 2026, armed clashes took place between unknown gunmen in As-Sweida city following a dispute over fuel, during which an RPG projectile was fired and exploded in a building in the city. As-Sweida National Guards intervened to arrest the perpetrator, leading to a pursuit and exchange of gunfire in the vicinity of Al-Basel roundabout and Al-Anqoud area in the city. Later, members of Rijal al Karama arrested a suspect accused of launching the RPG before he was handed over to police forces, after which As-Sweida National Guards facilitated his release. Casualties unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-03-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Dara | On 31 March 2026, unidentified gunmen shot and killed an 80-year-old civilian man while he was traveling on the road between Hrak and Izra' cities in eastern Dara countryside, for unknown reasons. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-03-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Homs | Around 30 March 2026 (month of), the remnants of two bodies were found during excavation work in Qabu area in Homs countryside, killed by unknown gunmen. 2 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 30-03-2026 | Today, OCHA reports that recent widespread flooding across Aleppo, Idleb, Ar Raqqa, Al Hasakeh and Deir ez Zor has affected tens of thousands of people, destroying over 3,400 IDP shelters and | Today, OCHA reports that recent widespread flooding across Aleppo, Idleb, Ar Raqqa, Al Hasakeh and Deir ez Zor has affected tens of thousands of people, destroying over 3,400 IDP shelters and displacing more than 6,000. | Environmental | UNOCC | |
| 27-03-2026 | 37 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+37% vs previous week) | 37 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 37% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 31 locations including Ein Issa, Ayyash, Katzrin and 28 additional locations. These events resulted in 20 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 20 | ACLED |
| 27-03-2026 | 14 Battles events in Syria (-26% vs previous week) | 14 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 26% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 14 locations including Al Jahbal, Al-Hamziyah, Al-Shumarah and 11 additional locations. These events resulted in 12 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 12 | ACLED |
| 27-03-2026 | 59 Strategic developments events in Syria (-14% vs previous week) | 59 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 14% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 44 locations including Ein Issa, Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified, Ain al Arab - Unspecified and 41 additional locations. List of events: 1. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 21 March 2026, U.S. forces intercepted a drone (likely linked to Iranian-backed groups due to ongoing hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran) that targeted Qasrok Airbase (Quamishli, Al Hasakeh). There were no casualties. | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 March 2026, Israeli forces with four military vehicles carrying around 35 soldiers advanced in Al-Mantara Dam area in Quneitra countryside, and conducted a combing operation before withdrawing. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 March 2026, Israeli forces with three military vehicles and a number of soldiers advanced on the outskirts of Wadi al Raqqad in Dara countryside. | 4. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 21 March 2026, pro-PKK civilians raided a police forces headquarters in Quamishli Airbase in Al Hasakeh countryside, and lowered the Syrian flag during Nowruz celebrations, and acts of sabotage were carried out inside the headquarters, including breaking up vehicles and damaging property. | 5. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 21 March 2026, suspected ISIL members targeted a pharmacy in Al-Hawayij town in Deir ez Zor countryside with fire shots and a hand grenade, causing material damage, without causing casualties. | 6. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 21 March 2026, a police forces patrol burned a vehicle near Al-Tank Field in Deir ez Zor countryside, which was used for smuggling fuel. | 7. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 21 March 2026, unknown gunmen destroyed Al Maghribi shrine of the Alawite sect in Aslieh town in Hama countryside. | 8. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 22 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted an Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) missile, which fell west of Zubaydah village (Quneitra). There were no casualties. | 9. Headquarters or base established: On 22 March 2026, an Israeli patrol established a new military site in Wadi Jbein area in rural Golan on the opposite side of Maariya town in Dara countryside. | 10. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 22 March 2026, around twenty young men attacked a vehicle carrying vegetables on Menbij-Ain al Arab road in Aleppo countryside, by breaking the windows, which resulted in material damage, without causing casualties. | 11. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 22 March 2026, tribal militiamen attacked and destroyed shops belongs to Kurdish civilians in Ein Issa town in Ar Raqqa countryside. | 12. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 23 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted a suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) missile, which fell in an open agricultural area in Dhameer town (Duma, Rural Damascus). There were no casualties. | 13. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 23 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted a suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) missile, which fell in an open agricultural area in Hawsh al Farah village (Damascus). There were no casualties. | 14. Arrests: On 23 March 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested six cell members of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces in Deir ez Zor province coded to Deir-ez-Zor district. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 March 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Eastern Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and raided several houses before withdrawing. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 March 2026, Israeli forces with eleven military vehicles advanced in the vicinity of Mazraet Beit Jin in rural Damascus, and blocked the road between Harfa and Mazraet Beit Jin towns. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 March 2026, Israeli forces with more than 20 soldiers advanced in the vicinity of Rweheineh dam in Quneitra countryside, and conducted a combing operation before withdrawing. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 March 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles advanced in Wadi al Raqqad in Dara countryside, and set up a checkpoint before withdrawing. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 March 2026, Syrian army reinforcement were headed to Jalabiyeh area in Aleppo countryside. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 March 2026, Syrian army reinforcement were headed to Kharab Hisaq area in Aleppo countryside. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 March 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion into Ayn al-Baida village in northern Quneitra countryside, where four military vehicles established a temporary checkpoint at the entrance of al-Kassarat on the road linking Jbata Elkhashab town and Ofania village, monitoring traffic and searching vehicles. | 22. Other: On 24 March 2026, Israeli warplanes conducted aerial overflights in Rural Damascus governorate for unknown reasons (coded to Bait Jan town). | 23. Other: On 24 March 2026, Israeli warplanes conducted aerial overflights in Dara governorate for unknown reasons (coded to Dar'a city). | 24. Arrests: On 24 March 2026, police forces of Syria arrested six individuals affiliated with the Popular Mobilization Forces of Iraq (PMF) in Deir-ez-Zor city during a security campaign targeting suspected cells in the whole governorate. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 March 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion into Eastern Samadaniyeh village in Quneitra countryside, where a military patrol raided a civilian house and established a checkpoint inside the village, carrying out thorough searches of civilians and checking their identification documents for unknown reasons. | 26. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 24 March 2026, unidentified armed men vandalized shops belonging to Kurdish residents in Ein Issa town in northern Ar Raqqa countryside and threatened to burn them if the owners did not leave the town. Some sources claimed that the perpetrators were carrying Syrian flags and chanting religious slogans while damaging the properties, and also directed insults and humiliation toward Kurdish civilians, including elderly individuals. | 27. Other: On 24 March 2026, civilians discovered a stockpile of landmines left behind by QSD forces in a residential area in Frayan Hanada village in northern Ar Raqqa countryside, and called on the engineering units of the Ministry of Defense to remove the landmines. | 28. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 March 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion into the vicinity of Jbata Elkhashab town and Ofania village in northern Quneitra countryside, where five military vehicles patrolled the surroundings of both villages before withdrawing. | 29. Other: On 24 March 2026, residents and relatives of victims forced individuals accused of affiliation with the former Assad regime forces to leave Kafr Noran town in western Aleppo countryside after issuing a final warning demanding their departure within five hours. | 30. Other: On 24 March 2026, Israeli warplanes conducted aerial overflights in Quneitra governorate for unknown reasons (coded to Quneitra city). | 31. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 24 March 2026, Military Forces of Syria, supported by pro-government militia members, looted civilian homes belonging to Kurdish residents in Safriya village in Aleppo countryside. | 32. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 25 March 2026, Israeli forces shot down a suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) missile over the Yarmouk Basin (Dara). There were no casualties. | 33. Other: On 25 March 2026, police forces of Syria r | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 27-03-2026 | In a report released today, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria documented executions, torture, sexual violence, arbitrary detention, and the burning and looting of homes by | In a report released today, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria documented executions, torture, sexual violence, arbitrary detention, and the burning and looting of homes by Syrian government forces, allied tribal fighters, and Druze armed groups during a week of inter ‑communal violence in Suwayda in July 2025 , stating that more than 1,700 people were killed and nearly 200,000 displaced . A 3 parallel Syrian government inquiry recorded similar casualty figures and confirmed widespread human rights violations by multiple parties. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 23-03-2026 | On 18 March, Syria launched an international taskforce backed by the US, UK, Germany, France, Türkiye | On 18 March, Syria launched an international taskforce backed by the US, UK, Germany, France, Türkiye | Political | UNOCC | |
| 20-03-2026 | 19 Battles events in Syria (unchanged vs previous week) | 19 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This is unchanged compared to the previous week, affecting 18 locations including Sosa, Al-Hessan, Al-Yarubiyah and 15 additional locations. These events resulted in 13 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 13 | ACLED |
| 20-03-2026 | 27 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+13% vs previous week) | 27 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 13% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 25 locations including Majdal Shams, Tadmor, Al Anat and 22 additional locations. These events resulted in 8 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 8 | ACLED |
| 20-03-2026 | 69 Strategic developments events in Syria (-25% vs previous week) | 69 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 25% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 59 locations including Quneitra, Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, Afrin and 56 additional locations. List of events: 1. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 14 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted an Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) drone, which fell in an open area in Milh town (Salkhad, As Sweida), causing smoke. There were no casualties. | 2. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 14 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted an Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) drone, which fell in an open area south of Rudayma village (coded to Rudayma al Sharqiya) (Shahba, As Sweida). There were no casualties. | 3. Arrests: On 14 March 2026, police forces arrested two Kurdish civilians in Ar-Raqqa city for unknown reasons. | 4. Arrests: On 14 March 2026, police forces arrested seven people accused of setting fire to the district administration building Tal Elshur town in Homs countryside. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 March 2026, U.S. forces withdrew completely from Kharab Al Jayr Airbase in Al Hasakeh countryside, after burning down its headquarters and destroying old ammunition at the base, and handed it over to a committee from the ministry of defense and general security service of the transitional government, as well as to QSD forces. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 March 2026, an Israeli forces foot patrol comprising of approximately 30 soldiers crossed the ceasefire line towards Talet Al Thouhor area at the entrance of Jbata Elkhashab town in Quneitra countryside. The Israeli force began setting up military tents and establishing a staging point at the site before withdrawing. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 March 2026, an Israeli forces patrol with two vehicles and five motorbikes took place in Yarmouk Basin in Dara countryside. | 8. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 14 March 2026, unknown gunmen set fire at a garage containing several vehicles belonging to the public services directorate in Tell Abiad town in Ar Raqqa countryside, which resulted in material damage. | 9. Arrests: On 15 March 2026, police forces arrested a Kurdish civilian in Ar-Raqqa city for unknown reasons. | 10. Arrests: On 15 March 2026, police forces arrested a young man from Atman town in Dara countryside, after a video circulated social media showing the young man mocking police forces and using offensive language towards them. | 11. Arrests: On 15 March 2026, police forces arrested a former QDW member in Homs province coded to Homs district. He participated previously in the storming of Al Bayada and Deir Baalba neighborhoods with the support and direction of the former Assad regime officer Jamil Al Hassan. He also participated in the siege of Al Houla area in Homs countryside and in military operations in several governorates. | 12. Arrests: On 15 March 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Al-Bukamal area in Deir ez Zor countryside, and arrested seven ISIL members including leaders. | 13. Arrests: On 15 March 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Basira area in Deir ez Zor countryside, and arrested five ISIL members including leaders. | 14. Arrests: On 15 March 2026, Police forces arrested three of its members in Taara town in As Sweida countryside, after a photo of them circulated on social media, showing them taking a smiling selfie while one of them held the skull of a Druze citizen. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 March 2026, Israeli forces advanced and set up a checkpoint between Ein Thakar and Al Maqraz towns in Dara countryside. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 March 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles advanced in Sayda al-Gholan town in Quneitra countryside, before withdrawing. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 March 2026, Israeli forces with twenty four military vehicles advanced between Tarnaja and Jbata Elkhashab towns in Quneitra countryside. | 18. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 15 March 2026, police forces seized a weapons depot in Al-Bukamal town in Deir ez Zor countryside, containing light and heavy weapons, mortar shells, RPGs, ammunition, and rockets which belongs to armed groups affiliated with the former Assad regime. | 19. Other: On 15 March 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Quneitra province. | 20. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 15 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted some of the 3-4 missiles Hezbollah forces in Lebanon fired towards the Golan Heights, coded to Majdal Shams (Quneitra, Quneitra), while some missiles fell in open areas. | 21. Arrests: On 16 March 2026, police forces arrested a man who was involved in kidnapping a child from Gharanij town in Deir ez Zor countryside, and asked his parents for a ransom of 150,000 USD for his release. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 March 2026, Israeli forces advanced on the outskirts of Razaniya Sayda town in Quneitra countryside, and forced the shepherds to leave at gunpoint, and prevented them from approaching or grazing their flocks on those lands. | 23. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 16 March 2026, unknown gunmen burned an oil well and a fuel truck belonging to an unidentified individuals, damaging them in Ruwayshid badia in Deir ez Zor countryside. | 24. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 16 March 2026, Israeli military forces intercepted at least one drone over the area of the northern Golan Heights. Hezbollah forces in Lebanon claimed to target the Katsafia Base (Quneitra) with a 'swarm of kamikaze drones.' | 25. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 17 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted an Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) missile, which fell between Yadudeh and Tal Shihab towns (Dara). There were no casualties. | 26. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 17 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted a suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) missile over Kharab Shahem town (Dara). There were no casualties. | 27. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 17 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted a suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) missile over an unspecified location in As Sweida governorate (coded to the governorate capital, As-Sweida). There were no casualties. | 28. Arrests: On 17 March 2026, police forces closed a clothing shop and arrested its Kurdish owner in Afrin city in northern Aleppo countryside for naming the shop 'Rojava' (Western Kurdistan), and ordered other shop owners to remove Kurdish flags from their storefronts. | 29. Arrests: On 17 March 2026, police forces arrested three civilians in Shiheil town in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside following gunfire that occurred during celebrations marking the release of a detainee from QSD prisons. | 30. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 March 2026, Israeli forces carried out a total of 4 ground incursions in Quneitra governorate. | 31. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 March 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion with four military vehicles into Maariya village in western Dara countryside, coming from Al-Jazira military position in the occupied Golan Heights. The forces patrolled the village and its surroundings before withdrawing. | 32. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 March 2026, QSD forces and Asayish forces deployed from Al Hasakeh city to Ain al Arab (Kobani) city in eastern Aleppo countryside as part of redeployment operations between areas of control under the 29 January agreement between QSD and the Syrian Interim Government. | 33. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 17 March 2026, unknown gunmen looted and vandalized civilian homes belonging to Kurdish residents in Karb Karbalak village south of Ain al Arab (Kobani) city | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 18-03-2026 | Humanitarian partners continue to provide assistance to upwards of 134,000 people who , between 2 - March, had crossed from Lebanon into Syria | Humanitarian partners continue to provide assistance to upwards of 134,000 people who , between 2 - March, had crossed from Lebanon into Syria. UNHCR, WFP and other humanitarian actors continue to provide transportation, food, water and other essential support across key border points and in return areas. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 16-03-2026 | 3 In a report released last Thursday, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic warned that extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, torture and | 3 In a report released last Thursday, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic warned that extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, torture and discriminatory attacks in Syria persist - recent, positive steps taken steps toward transitional justice notwithstanding. Strengthened international support was urged, given that ongoing human rights violations continue to undermine Syria's fragile transition. Meanwhile, as of yesterday, OCHA reports an estimated 106,000 people still displaced in the country's north -east, mainly in Al -Hasakeh and Aleppo governorates . | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 15-03-2026 | Flood in Syria — near 36.41, 40.53 | Flood in Syria Magnitude 0 Minor Impact. Alert: Green. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 14-03-2026 | Storm / Severe weather in Syrian Arab Republic | Deaths: 7; Affected: 50,000; Location: Aleppo, Raqqa and Hassakeh Governorates; DisNo: 2026-0174-SYR; Event_Start: 2026-03-14; EMDAT_Last_Update: 2026-05-15 | Environmental | EMDAT | |
| 13-03-2026 | 92 Strategic developments events in Syria (-4% vs previous week) | 92 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 4% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 71 locations including Dar'a - Unspecified, Quneitra, Wadi al Raqqad and 68 additional locations. List of events: 1. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 7 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted an Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) drone over Jasim town (Izra, Dara). There were no casualties. | 2. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 7 March 2026, Israeli military helicopters intercepted a suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) drone over At Tayyibah town in Rural Dara, causing material damage. There were no casualties. | 3. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 7 March 2026, Israeli military forces intercepted a suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) missile, which fell in an agricultural area in Al Afineh town in As Sweida. There were no casualties. | 4. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 7 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted an Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) drone, which fell on a house in Yadudeh town (Dara), causing material damage. There were no casualties. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 March 2026, QSD and PKK forces brought military reinforcement and heavy equipment from Quamishli town towards Al-Malikeyyeh town in Al Hasakeh countryside. | 6. Other: On 7 March 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Dar'a countryside. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 March 2026, Israeli helicopters flew at low altitude over the northern countryside of Quneitra. | 8. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 7 March 2026, Syrian army (Ahrar al Sharqiyah and Jaysh al Islam) members looted and vandalized and targeted civilian property in As-Safeh town Al Hasakeh countryside, in addition to vandalizing a gas station, before withdrawing from the town. | 9. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 7 March 2026, Syrian army (Ahrar al Sharqiyah and Jaysh al Islam) members tore down doors and windows, pulled out electrical wires, and looted all the contents of houses in Ras al-Ain town in Al Hasakeh countryside, before withdrawing from the town. | 10. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 8 March 2026, suspected U.S. forces intercepted an Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) missile which fell over Hassya village (As Salamiyeh, Hama). There were no casualties. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 March 2026, Israeli forces with five armored vehicles advanced on the outskirts of Jomleh town in Dara countryside. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 March 2026, Israeli forces with five armored vehicles advanced in Wadi al Raqqad area in Dara countryside. | 13. Other: On 8 March 2026, Israeli warplanes flew over Dar'a countryside. | 14. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 8 March 2026, police forces raided a house belongs to a former Assad regime officer in Zahraa / Sanqunes town in Lattakia countryside, and confiscated weapons. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 March 2026, Israeli forces with ten vehicles advanced in Beer Ajam town in Quneitra countryside. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 March 2026, As-Sweida National Guards set up a checkpoint on Um Elzaytun-Mtuna road in As Sweida countryside, and prevented locals from heading to Little Sura to receive their salaries before withdrawing from the area. | 17. Arrests: On 9 March 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested nine ISIL members one of whom is Iraqi in Al-Bukamal area in Deir ez Zor countryside, some of whom participated in assassinations against government personnel recently, and confiscated weapons and ammunition. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 March 2026, Israeli forces with two vehicles was headed towards Yarmouk Basin in Dara countryside. | 19. Other: On 9 March 2026, six Israeli warplanes flew over Dar'a countryside. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 March 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Eastern Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint in the town, and started searching people passing by. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 March 2026, Israeli forces with five military vehicles advanced in Jbata Elkhashab town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint between Jbata Elkhashab and Hurriyeh towns, and started searching people passing by. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 March 2026, Israeli helicopters flew over the southern countryside of Quneitra. | 23. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 9 March 2026, Israeli army helicopter intercepted a suspected Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) drone, which crashed and fell in Jasim City (Izra, Dara). There were no casualties. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 March 2026, police forces of Syria and Asayish forces established a joint checkpoint inside Talik village in western Ain al Arab (Kobani) countryside of Aleppo governorate as part of the implementation of the 29 January agreement between QSD and the Syrian Interim Government. | 25. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 10 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted an Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) drone, which fell in Ayn al-Baida village (Quneitra). There were no casualties. | 26. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 10 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted an Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) drone, which crashed and fell near a house in Khan Arnaba town (Quneitra). There were no casualties. | 27. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 10 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted an Iranian (coded as IRGC by default) missile, which crashed and fell in Maais village (Qatana, Rural Damascus). There were no casualties. | 28. Other: On 10 March 2026, a convoy carrying around 400 displaced families (approximately 2,000 people), including Kurdish families, returned from Al Hasakeh city to Afrin city in northern Aleppo countryside after years of displacement. The return was part of the implementation of the 29 January agreement between QSD and the Syrian Interim Government. Civilians gathered at the entrance of the city to receive the convoy while raising Kurdish flags. | 29. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 10 March 2026, engineering units of the Syrian military forces cleared and detonated explosive devices in Ain al Arab (Kobani) city in eastern Aleppo countryside, seizing approximately 20 tons of explosive materials and clearing 275 sites previously planted with explosives by unknown armed men during previous conflicts. | 30. Arrests: On 10 March 2026, police forces of Syria arrested 15 members of the former National Defense Forces militia for their involvement in the 2013 Qashbeh village massacre in Lattakia countryside, in which dozens of civilians, including women and children, were killed during the Assad regime (coded to Al-Haffa). | 31. Other: On 10 March 2026, military forces of Syria appointed former QSD leader Siban Hamo as Deputy Minister of Defense for the Eastern Region as part of the implementation of the 29 January agreement between QSD and the Syrian Interim Government regarding the integration of QSD forces into state institutions (coded to Al-Hasakeh). | 32. Other: On 10 March 2026, the Syrian Army and QSD forces conducted a prisoner-swap operation, releasing 100 prisoners from each side in Al-Hasakeh city, as part of the implementation of the 29 January agreement between the QSD and the Syrian Interim Government. | 33. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 10 March 2026, members of As-Sweida National Guards opened fire on graves belonging to members of As-Sweida Bedouins Tribal Group in As-Sweida governorate (coded to As-Sweida city). | 34. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 10 March 2026, members of the General Security forces opened fire on graves belonging to Druze c | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 13-03-2026 | 19 Battles events in Syria (+6% vs previous week) | 19 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 6% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 18 locations including Sabha, Al Bab, Al-Bukamal - Unspecified and 15 additional locations. These events resulted in 5 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 5 | ACLED |
| 13-03-2026 | 24 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-55% vs previous week) | 24 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 55% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 20 locations including Al Qashla, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified, Ara and 17 additional locations. These events resulted in 12 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 12 | ACLED |
| 12-03-2026 | 3 Disparate locations in Syria continue to be indirectly impacted by the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel | 3 Disparate locations in Syria continue to be indirectly impacted by the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. Several debris‑related incidents resulting from projectiles intercepted by Israeli air defences have been recently reported across Rural Damascus, Dar'a and Quneitra governorates . According to UNHCR, 89,290 Syrians and 9,300 Lebanese had crossed from Lebanon into Syria as of yesterday. Meanwhile, localized tensions and associated clashes between local armed groups and forces affiliated with Syrian security forces have persisted in As ‑Suwayda . On Tuesday, a supervised prisoner exchange in Hasakah Governorate saw the Syrian Government and Syrian Democratic Forces each release 100 detainees . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 11-03-2026 | Clashes between US, Iranian and Israeli forces continue to pose a risk of spillover into Syria | Clashes between US, Iranian and Israeli forces continue to pose a risk of spillover into Syria . Syrian authorities accused Hizbullah of firing artillery that impacted near Serghaya (Rif-Dimashq Governorate ) on Monday and security concerns prompted the temporary closure of schools in Quneitra and Daraa . Meanwhile , the first organized return convoy of approximately 400 IDP families departed Al -Hasakah for Afrin yesterday as part of a Government -SDF agreement ; a concurrent prisoner exchange also reportedly saw 100 detainees released by each side. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 09-03-2026 | Cross‑border movements from Lebanon into Syria continue, with UNHCR reporting over 77,000 arrivals since 2 March | Cross‑border movements from Lebanon into Syria continue, with UNHCR reporting over 77,000 arrivals since 2 March . In Aleppo and Al ‑Hasakeh governorates, s ome 117,000 people remain displaced , although humanitarian access has improved following the reopening of key roads. Meanwhile, f ollowing a visit , the UN Commission of Inquiry called for transparency, accountability and security‑sector refo rm, warning that escalating regional violence and Israeli action s in the south further endanger civilians and strain State capacity . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 06-03-2026 | 53 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+212% vs previous week) | 53 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 212% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 45 locations including Tadmor, Ein Issa, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified and 42 additional locations. These events resulted in 21 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 21 | ACLED |
| 06-03-2026 | 96 Strategic developments events in Syria (+52% vs previous week) | 96 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 52% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 80 locations including Quneitra, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified, Katzrin and 77 additional locations. List of events: 1. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 28 February 2026, Israeli military forces intercepted ballistic missiles over the Golan Heights. No location specified. Coded to Katzrin (Quneitra). Iranian IRGC forces fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Israel throughout the day. Many of the missiles were intercepted. | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 February 2026, an Israeli military convoy of several vehicles advanced towards Yarmouk Basin in Dara countryside. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 February 2026, Syrian army reinforcement arrived at the Syrian-Iraqi borders coded to Al-Bukamal Border Crossing in Deir ez Zor countryside, raising readiness and increasing deployment to prevent any attempt to infiltrate Syrian territory. | 4. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 28 February 2026, an Iranian missile (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell near Rudayma al Sharqiya town in As Sweida countryside without causing casualties. | 5. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 28 February 2026, an Iranian drone (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell north of Nawa town near a school in Dara countryside without causing casualties. | 6. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 28 February 2026, an Iranian drone/missile (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems which fell in Ankhel town in Dara countryside without causing casualties. | 7. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 28 February 2026, an Iranian missile (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell in Ash-Shajara town in Dara countryside without causing casualties. | 8. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 28 February 2026, an Iranian missile (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell on the road between Ein Thakar and Nafeaa towns in Dara countryside without causing casualties. | 9. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 28 February 2026, Iranian missiles (coded as IRGC by default) were intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell in the vicinity of Tweinan town in Homs countryside without causing casualties. | 10. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 28 February 2026, an Iranian missile (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell in the area between Al Hiran and Ghadir al Bostan towns in Quneitra countryside without causing casualties. | 11. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 28 February 2026, an Iranian missile (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell in Totah mountain near Ghizlaniyyeh town in rural Damascus. Casualties unknown. | 12. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 28 February 2026, Syrian army members uprooted approximately 300 olive trees completely which belongs to a Kurdish civilian in Lower Maskeh town near Upper Maskeh in Aleppo countryside. | 13. Other: On 28 February 2026, Jordanian military forces stopped five drugs smuggling operations inside flying balloons coded to Nasib Border Crossing in Dara countryside. The ballons were shot down inside Jordanian lands. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 March 2026, a U.S. forces convoy consisting of 40 vehicles, operating under the Global Coalition, carrying military equipment and ammunition left Qasrok Airbase in Al Hasakeh countryside, and headed towards Iraq via Al Waleed border crossing. | 15. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 1 March 2026, an Iranian missile (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell near Mardak town in an uninhabited area in As Sweida countryside, causing material damage. There were casualties. | 16. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 1 March 2026, an Iranian missile (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell in the farmlands of Munayzira in As Sweida countryside. There were no casualties. | 17. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 1 March 2026, an Iranian missile (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell in Aqraba town in Dara countryside. Casualties unknown. | 18. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 1 March 2026, an Iranian drone (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by an Israeli helicopter which fell near Gharz silos in Dara countryside. Casualties unknown. | 19. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 1 March 2026, an Iranian drone (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems which fell in Jidya Battalion in Dara countryside. Casualties unknown. | 20. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 1 March 2026, an Iranian drone (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell in Kherbet Ghazala town in Dara countryside without causing casualties. | 21. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 1 March 2026, the remnants of an Iranian missile (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell in Ash Shula area in Deir ez Zor countryside. Casualties unknown. | 22. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 1 March 2026, an Iranian missile (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell in a farmland in Bir Shuwayhan area in Deir ez Zor countryside causing only material damage, without causing casualties. | 23. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 1 March 2026, an Iranian missile (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell in Al-Muqaylabiyah town in rural Damascus without causing casualties. | 24. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: On 1 March 2026, Israeli patrol members chased sheep herders and expelled them from their lands west of Rweheineh town in Quneitra countryside. | 25. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 2 March 2026, Iranian IRGC forces launched two explosive-laden drones towards Israeli controlled territory, one of which was intercepted over the Golan Heights, coded to Katzrin (Quneitra, Quneitra), while the other landed in an open area. | 26. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 2 March 2026, Israeli forces intercepted an explosive-laden drone launched by Iranian IRGC forces towards Israeli controlled territory. Coded to Majdal Shams (Quneitra, Quneitra), since the drone triggered sirens in the northern Golan Heights. | 27. Arrests: On 2 March 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Baghuz town in Deir ez Zor countryside, and arrested an ISIL member who was planning an attack on a government convoy of vehicles, and confiscated IED's. | 28. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 March 2026, QSD forces started withdrawing their weapons and heavy equipment from Al-Hasakeh city towards Jabal Abdulaziz area, as part of the agreement with the interim government. | 29. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 March 2026, QSD forces started withdrawing from Lower Shyookh town in Aleppo countryside, as part of the agreement with the interim government. | 30. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 March 2026, QSD forces started withdrawing from Upper Shyookh town in Aleppo countryside, as part of the agreement with the interim government. | 31. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 2 March 2026, an Iranian missile (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by (likely U.S. forces operating in the area) and fell in farmlands in Akeirshi area in Ar Raqqa countryside. There were no casualties. | 32. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 2 March 2026, an Iranian drone (coded as IRGC by default) was intercepted by Israeli air defense systems fell in a school in Deir Eladas town in Dara count | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 06-03-2026 | 18 Battles events in Syria (-36% vs previous week) | 18 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 36% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 16 locations including Ar-Ra'ee, Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, Abad and 13 additional locations. These events resulted in 14 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 14 | ACLED |
| 05-03-2026 | Further to yesterday 's report, cross -border arrivals from Lebanon into Syria continue across multiple entry points, with most movements involving Syrian returnees and some Lebanese nationals, | Further to yesterday 's report, cross -border arrivals from Lebanon into Syria continue across multiple entry points, with most movements involving Syrian returnees and some Lebanese nationals, placing additional pressure on already strained communities. OCHA reports that humanitarian actors at Jdidet Yabus and Josiyet border crossings are scaling up assistance, while Al-Arida remains largely inaccessible due to flooding. Meanwhile, OHCHR highlights that spillover from the Iran -Israel -US escalation -including missile strikes near As ‑Suwayda and Damascus -heightens protection risks and the threat of further hostilities. | Environmental, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 04-03-2026 | UN sources inform that Israel has accused Syria of deploying forces toward Golan Heights | UN sources inform that Israel has accused Syria of deploying forces toward Golan Heights. Israeli officials claim the movements violate “prior understandings” and reportedly conveyed warning messages to Damascus. Relatedly, media sources have reported that Israel urged Syria to prevent Iraqi militias from transiting its territory amid ongoing US strikes in Iraq. Sepa rately, the US military base in in Rmelan (Hasakeh Governorate) came under drone attack yesterday with no casualties reported. Separately OCHA reports that as of Monday , more than 10,400 people, have returned to Syria from Lebanon due to ongoing Israeli military operations within Lebanon . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 03-03-2026 | 3 During phone calls with UAE and Kuwaiti leaders yesterday, Syrian President al -Sharaa reaffirmed Syria's rejection of threats to Arab states' sovereignty and stressed the need for stronger Arab | 3 During phone calls with UAE and Kuwaiti leaders yesterday, Syrian President al -Sharaa reaffirmed Syria's rejection of threats to Arab states' sovereignty and stressed the need for stronger Arab coordination amid the Israel -US confrontation with Iran. Relatedly, OCHA reports that since 28 February, debris from intercepted missiles and drones has reportedly killed seven civilians and injured several others in As Suwayda and Rural Damascus. As of yesterday, the cross -border movement with Lebanon has surged, as hundreds of Syrians, primarily returnees entered the country. Separately, Syrian authorities yesterday announced a reduction in electricity supply across the country after a decline in natural gas imports from Jordan, attributed to the ongoing regional tensions. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 02-03-2026 | Regional escalation has expo sed Syria to missile debris, airspace disruptions and heightened unexploded ordnance risks with Dar'a, Quneitra, and As -Suwayda governorates in southern Syria | Regional escalation has expo sed Syria to missile debris, airspace disruptions and heightened unexploded ordnance risks with Dar'a, Quneitra, and As -Suwayda governorates in southern Syria particularly impacted. Elsewhere, Damascus, Hama and rural areas continue to experience sonic booms, air defence activity, and intermittent explosions linked to interceptions at altitude. Airspace restrictions across the country , coupled with temporary closures of Damascus and Aleppo airports, have disrupted commercial and humanitarian movements . | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 28-02-2026 | Riots in Syria, Ar Raqqa | On 28 February 2026, IDP's and previously Turkey-backed factions members operating under Syrian army staged a demonstration in Tell Abiad town in Ar Raqqa countryside by burning tires, against Asayish forces entering the town with the head of the police in a joint visit. | Political | ACLED | |
| 27-02-2026 | 63 Strategic developments events in Syria (+75% vs previous week) | 63 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 75% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 47 locations including Ain al Arab - Unspecified, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified, Mtuna and 44 additional locations. List of events: 1. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 February 2026, U.S. forces operating under the Global Coalition began withdrawing from Qasrok Airbase in the countryside of Al Hasakeh, deploying a convoy of approximately 100 trucks. The convoy entered Syria via the Al-Waleed crossing and proceeded to Qasrok Airbase then withdrew toward the same crossing after loading additional military equipment, the forces withdrew from the base and returned toward the same crossing. | 2. Arrests: On 22 February 2026, police forces arrested members of a cell planning activities that threatened civil peace in Al Tabqa town in Ar Raqqa countryside. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 February 2026, Israeli forces conducted a patrol with three military vehicles in Sayda al-Hanout town in the Quneitra countryside. | 4. Other: On 22 February 2026, Jordanian military forces stopped a drugs smuggling operation inside flying balloons coded to Nasib Border Crossing in Dara countryside. The ballons were shot down inside Jordanian lands. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 February 2026, U.S. forces operating under the Global Coalition continued withdrawing from Qasrok Airbase in the countryside of Al Hasakeh, transferring a convoy of approximately 100 trucks carrying logistical and military equipment toward the Al-Waleed crossing. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 February 2026, Israeli forces conducted a patrol with four military vehicles in Jbata Elkhashab town in Quneitra countryside. During the operation, they fired warning shots into the air and set up a temporary checkpoint, inspecting several vehicles and individuals passing through. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 February 2026, Israeli forces conducted a military patrol in the vicinity of Sayda al-Gholan town in Quneitra countryside. | 8. Arrests: On 24 February 2026, police forces detained a journalist while he was documenting queues for domestic gas cylinders in Hama - Janoob al-Malaab neighborhood in Hama governorate, citing the lack of prior authorization from the company's media office. The journalist was taken to a police center, questioned, and forced to delete the recorded footage under threat of legal action before being released later the same day. | 9. Arrests: On 24 February 2026, gunfire was fired into the air following an altercation during the distribution of gas cylinders in Tassil town in western Dara countryside, after tensions escalated between civilians and police forces over the seizure of gas cylinders by police forces prior to public distribution. The incident occurred when an armed civilian attempted to obtain a gas cylinder by force, leading to a dispute with a local distributor and one of his relatives. Later, the police forces of Syria arrested the armed individual and one relative of the distributor. | 10. Arrests: On 24 February 2026, police forces arrested two individuals at Mtuna checkpoint north of As-Sweida countryside on charges of involvement in acts of violence. | 11. Arrests: On 24 February 2026, Syrian General Intelligence Service forces arrested two members of the General Security forces in the center of Al Mayadin city in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside during a campaign against ISIL cells in the governorate. One of the detainees was described as a former ISIL member. | 12. Arrests: On 24 February 2026, Syrian police forces arrested three individuals in Ashara town in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside during a campaign against ISIL members in Deir ez Zor governorate. | 13. Arrests: On 24 February 2026, Syrian General Intelligence Services forces arrested three individuals, who were described as former ISIL members, in Quriyeh town in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside during a campaign against ISIL members in Deir ez Zor governorate. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 February 2026, Asayish forces deployed along strategic axes south of Ain al Arab (Kobani) city in northern Aleppo countryside (coded to Memit village), positioning patrols and personnel from the southern outskirts of the city toward routes leading to the Aleppo-Lattakia international highway (M4), as part of a coordinated security redeployment with the police forces of Syria. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 February 2026, As-Sweida National Guards deployed across streets in As-Sweida city following armed attacks by an armed group affiliated with the Al Abu Sarhan family targeting the Criminal Security headquarters, amid heightened security tensions in the city. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 February 2026, ISIL members were observed deploying around Ath-Thawrah Oil Fields in the southwestern Ar Raqqa desert. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 February 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion into Al-Ajraf village in central Quneitra countryside, where a military patrol consisting of three four-wheel-drive vehicles established a temporary checkpoint and searched civilians amid heightened tensions. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 February 2026, General Security forces conducted a large-scale security campaign targeting the village of Beit Ana in the countryside of Jablah city in Lattakia governorate. The campaign involved the entry of large numbers of military vehicles and security cars into the village, coinciding with raids on several civilian homes. The forces established a dense network of security checkpoints on all roads leading to the targeted village and subjected civilians to thorough searches amid heightened security tensions. Some sourced claimed that the developments triggered fear among residents, prompting a number of civilians to flee their homes and seek refuge in nearby forests and agricultural areas out of concern over arbitrary arrests and excessive use of force. There were no information on arrests in Beit Ana. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 February 2026, General Security forces conducted a large-scale security campaign targeting the village of Qteilbiyyeh in the countryside of Jablah city in Lattakia governorate. The campaign involved the entry of large numbers of military vehicles and security cars into the village, coinciding with raids on several civilian homes. The forces established a dense network of security checkpoints on all roads leading to the targeted village and subjected civilians to thorough searches amid heightened security tensions. Some sourced claimed that the developments triggered fear among residents, prompting a number of civilians to flee their homes and seek refuge in nearby forests and agricultural areas out of concern over arbitrary arrests and excessive use of force. There were no information on arrests in Qteilbiyyeh. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 February 2026, General Security forces conducted a large-scale security campaign targeting the village of Tal Huwairi in the countryside of Jablah city in Lattakia governorate. The campaign involved the entry of large numbers of military vehicles and security cars into the village, coinciding with raids on several civilian homes. The forces established a dense network of security checkpoints on all roads leading to the targeted village and subjected civilians to thorough searches amid heightened security tensions. Some sourced claimed that the developments triggered fear among residents, prompting a number of civilians to flee their homes and seek refuge in nearby forests and agricultural areas out of concern over arbitrary arrests and excessive use of force. There were no info | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 27-02-2026 | 28 Battles events in Syria (+65% vs previous week) | 28 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 65% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 24 locations including Al Mayadin, Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, As-Sweida - Unspecified and 21 additional locations. These events resulted in 28 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 28 | ACLED |
| 27-02-2026 | 17 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-48% vs previous week) | 17 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 48% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 16 locations including Busra Esh-Sham, Akeirshi, Al Dibs and 13 additional locations. These events resulted in 10 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 10 | ACLED |
| 27-02-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Quneitra | On 27 February 2026, Israeli forces physically assaulted two shepherd children and took one of their sheep in the vicinity of Breiqa in Quneitra countryside, while they were herding sheep in the agricultural lands west of the town. There were no casualties. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 27-02-2026 | Syrian President al‑Sharaa issued last week a general amnesty for crimes committed before 18 February, introducing humanitarian exemptions but raising concerns over unclear definitions and lack of | Syrian President al‑Sharaa issued last week a general amnesty for crimes committed before 18 February, introducing humanitarian exemptions but raising concerns over unclear definitions and lack of explicit exclusion of crimes under international law. Meanwhile, US-mediated talks continued between the government and Druze leaders in As‑Suwayda Governorate , with a prisoner exchange supervised by the ICRC reported yesterday . In another development , Syrian authorities reported ly killed the leader of Saraya Al‑Jawad group-a pro-Assad militant organisation -during a large -scale military operation in Latakia Governorate last week , while OHCHR is verifying alleged civilian casualties during another operation conducted in the same province on that same day . 3 Lebanon Israeli forces claimed responsibility for air strikes yesterday targeting alleged military facilities of Hizbullah's special forces in Baalbeck -Hermel Governorate (Bekaa ), with Lebanese health authorities report ing persons injured . Separately, Israeli representative s have reportedly not attended the meeting of the US -led mechanism ceasefire committee on Wednesday, which marked the first such boycott since the creation of the panel in November 2024 . | Political, Social, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 27-02-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Homs | On 27 February 2026, two unknown gunmen riding a motorbike shot and killed two Murshidi relative men in their forties, in Homs - Karm al-Louz in the city of Homs, for unknown reasons. One of the gunmen dismounted, entered a grocery store, and fired six shots, targeting the men in the head and heart, killing them instantly, before fleeing. 2 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 27-02-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Al Hasakeh | On 27 February 2026, Asayish members conducted a raid operation and detained two individuals in Al-Hasakeh - Al Nashweh neighborhood (coded to Al-Hasakeh - Al Nashweh Al Gharbiyeh) in Al Hasakeh city, on charges of destabilizing security and stability in the region. Additionally, the Asayish also announced seizing weapons in the operation. However, this wasn't confirmed. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 26-02-2026 | OHCHR cites a recent spread and increase d tempo of attacks undertaken in Raqqa and Deir ez -Zor govenorates by suspected ISIL -linked members | OHCHR cites a recent spread and increase d tempo of attacks undertaken in Raqqa and Deir ez -Zor govenorates by suspected ISIL -linked members . OHCHR describes a deteriorating security environment in both territories and warns of a heightened risk of further ISIL -linked operations targeting security forces and state institutions . Meanwhile, an assessment published yesterday by UN Habitat in cooperation with Syrian authorities outlined extensive levels of damage in Dar'a Governorate , where more than 95,000 homes and housing units have reportedly been destroyed or damaged. | Environmental, Political | UNOCC | |
| 25-02-2026 | According to OCHA, a third humanitarian convoy arrived in rural north -eastern Aleppo Monday, delivering food, medical supplies and fuel | According to OCHA, a third humanitarian convoy arrived in rural north -eastern Aleppo Monday, delivering food, medical supplies and fuel. Meanwhile, the UN and humanitarian partners continue to support national efforts to respond to the needs of more than 1,000 families recently relocated from the Al Hol camp ( Al- Hasakah Governorate ). | Political | UNOCC | |
| 24-02-2026 | OCHA reports that as of 17 February, humanitarian partners had reached 189,000 people across five governorates | OCHA reports that as of 17 February, humanitarian partners had reached 189,000 people across five governorates. At the same time, the FAO warns today that delayed rains, high input costs and ongoing instability have sharply reduced cereal production and increased wheat import needs . There are continued concerns about food insecurity , a recent drop in the minimum expenditure basket notwithstanding . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 20-02-2026 | 36 Strategic developments events in Syria (-56% vs previous week) | 36 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 56% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 29 locations including Shadadah, Al Mayadin, Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified and 26 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 14 February 2026, police forces checkpoint members detained a young man at Mtuna checkpoint in As Sweida countryside for unknown reasons. | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 February 2026, Global Coalition forces withdrew from Shadadah military base in Al Hasakeh countryside, and burned several headquarters and contents inside the base. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 February 2026, Israeli forces advanced and set up a checkpoint in the vicinity of Western Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and started searching people passing by. | 4. Other: On 14 February 2026, locals found an under ground weapons depot belongs to pro-Iran militias in Al-Heri town in Deir ez Zor countryside. Police forces seized it. | 5. Arrests: On 15 February 2026, police forces arrested a former Assad regime 8th Brigade member in Ankhel town in Dara countryside. | 6. Arrests: On 15 February 2026, police forces launched a security operation in Ar-Raqqa city, and arrested a cell of ISIL members whom are responsible for assassinations, and confiscated weapons and military equipment. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 February 2026, hundreds of Asayish forces with weapons and equipment arrived at Abo Al Qasayep road between Quamishli and Tal Hmis district in Al Hasakeh countryside. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 February 2026, Israeli forces established military fortifications in the vicinity of Adnaniya town in Quneitra countryside, and created earthen barriers and military points near the outskirts of the town. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 February 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Rasm Al Halabi town in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint and started searching people passing by. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 February 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Rweheineh town in Quneitra countryside. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 February 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Um Ezam town in Quneitra countryside. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 February 2026, Israeli forces advanced and set up a checkpoint on the outskirts of Western Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside. | 13. Non-violent transfer of territory: On 15 February 2026, Syrian army forces took control over Shadadah military base in Al Hasakeh countryside, with coordination with U.S. forces after they withdrew from the base. | 14. Other: Mass grave: On 15 February 2026, a mass grave of four bodies were found by locals in a former QSD military base in Hajin town in Deir ez Zor countryside, suspected to be killed by QSD forces. | 15. Arrests: On 16 February 2026, police forces launched a security operation and stopped a missiles smuggling operation in Al Mayadin area in Deir ez Zor countryside, and confiscated anti-tank missiles and anti-aircraft machine guns, and arrested a man. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 February 2026, Global Coalition convoy of ten vehicles entered Syria via Al Waleed border crossing, and headed towards Qasrok Airbase in Al Hasakeh countryside. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 February 2026, Global Coalition convoy of 70 trucks carrying military and logistical supplies withdrew from Shadadah military base in Al Hasakeh countryside, and headed towards Al Waleed border crossing. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 February 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Al Asbah town in Quneitra countryside. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 February 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Al Mushayrafa town in Quneitra countryside. | 20. Other: On 16 February 2026, the Jordanian army intercepted a drug-smuggling attempt in the north military region coded to the Nasib Border Crossing in rural Dara. During the operation, drugs intended for smuggling were seized. | 21. Arrests: On 17 February 2026, Syrian police arrested a number of smugglers involved in drug trafficking in the Al-Tayyar neighborhood in Ar-Raqqa city, during a raid operation conducted by the police in the area. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 February 2026, an Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion into Sayda al-Hanout village in rural Quneitra. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 February 2026, convoys of police forces entered the village of Qasruk, in rural Qahtaniyyeh, and stationed on the international road linking the town of Al-Ya'roubiyah and the city of Quamishli in the Al Hasakeh countryside. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 February 2026, QSD forces withdrew from their position in Um Rajim school in rural Al Jawadiyah in Al Hasakeh countryside. | 25. Other: On 17 February 2026, around 400 individuals from families of former ISIL members, mostly of Syrian nationality and few other nationalities including Iraqi women, moved by the Syrian military forces to a new established camp near Aghtrin village in northern Aleppo countryside from the Hole camp in Al Hasakeh, leaving the last almost empty. | 26. Other: On 17 February 2026, thirty four individuals of families of former ISIL members from Australian nationality returned to Roj Camp in Al Hasakeh countryside, after they left to Damascus in preparation to depart to Australia. The reason was that the government of the last rejected receiving them. | 27. Other: On 17 February 2026, the Syrian government sent a humanitarian aid convoy to As-Sweida governorate, as part of the support provided by the WFP and in coordination with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent. The convoy consisted of 30 trucks, which included vaccines and medical supplies, and fuel tankers, in addition to 15 trucks carrying flour. | 28. Arrests: On 18 February 2026, the anti-narcotics department (affliated with police forces), in direct cooperation with the general directorate for combating narcotics and psychotropic substances in Iraq (coded as police forces) launched a security operation in Homs governorate, and arrested two drug dealers, and seized 400.000 Captagon pills that weight about 65 KG and were prepared to be smuggled abroad. | 29. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 February 2026, Israeli military forces conducted a ground incursion into Sayda village in the southern countryside of Quneitra. | 30. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 February 2026, an Israeli patrol of six military vehicles conducted a ground incursion into Ain Ziwan village in rural Quneitra, establishing a checkpoint in the village, and inspecting several houses before withdrawing to their base in Western Tal al Ahmar. | 31. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 18 February 2026, unidentified individuals vandalized a cemetery belonging to the Shiite residents in the village of Al-Hazmiya, in the northern Homs countryside. The vandals broke gravestones, bulldozed several graves, and leveled others to the ground, causing significant damage to the site and sparking outrage among the residents. | 32. Arrests: On 19 February 2026, police forces arrested a shiite imam from Zahraa town in rural Aleppo while he was on a visit in Sayyeda Zeinab area in Rural Damascus. The reason of the detention is likely the imam's anti government discourse. | 33. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 February 2026, members of Rijal al Karama which is an anti the National Guard Druze militia mobilized in As-Sweida city following the abduction of the militia's former leader. | 34. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 February 2026, an Israeli military patrol con | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 20-02-2026 | 17 Battles events in Syria (+31% vs previous week) | 17 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 31% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 16 locations including Thiban, Al Sabkhah, Al-Bukamal - Unspecified and 13 additional locations. These events resulted in 5 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 5 | ACLED |
| 20-02-2026 | 33 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+14% vs previous week) | 33 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 14% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 33 locations including Adman, Al Balasha, Al Jawadiyah and 30 additional locations. These events resulted in 21 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 21 | ACLED |
| 19-02-2026 | In what is described as an effort to enhance social stability and promote national reconciliation , President al - Sharaa issue d a general amnesty yesterday for crimes committed prior to the | In what is described as an effort to enhance social stability and promote national reconciliation , President al - Sharaa issue d a general amnesty yesterday for crimes committed prior to the decree's issuance . At the same time, there were continued clashes reported in As-Suwayda Governorate between government forces and Druze combatants. In this context, officials in Iraq have confirm ed the arrival of some 5,700 ISIL detainees that had been transferred last week from detention facilities in Syria. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 18-02-2026 | Human Rights Watch warn ed yesterday that the transfer , to Iraq, of some 5,700 ISIS -linked detainees put prisoners at risk of abuse and may therefore violate the principle of non -refoulement | Human Rights Watch warn ed yesterday that the transfer , to Iraq, of some 5,700 ISIS -linked detainees put prisoners at risk of abuse and may therefore violate the principle of non -refoulement . Meanwhile, OCHA reports that 358 humanitarian organisations provided multisectoral assistance to some 3.8 million people across 5,760 Syrian communities last year . Of related note, officials in Türkiye report that since early 2016, more than 1.3 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to Syria . | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 17-02-2026 | Speaking on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, the Syrian foreign minister emphasized that Syria's national interest and the welfare of its people remain a top priority, | Speaking on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, the Syrian foreign minister emphasized that Syria's national interest and the welfare of its people remain a top priority, describing the country's diversity as a “source of strength” (see also UNOCC Daily of 16 February) . Meanwhile, UNHCR has confirmed reports that most residents have recently departed al -Hol camp in al -Hasakah Governorate following the withdrawal of Syrian Democratic Forces from the area. Authorities have informed UNHCR of 3 plans to relocate the remaining families in northern Aleppo, and have requested the agency's support to assist them at the new site (see also UNOCC Daily of 13 February) . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 14-02-2026 | Mpox: recombinant virus with genomic elements of clades Ib and IIb – Global situation | In December 2025, the United Kingdom detected the first reported case of a clade Ib/IIb MPXV recombinant strain. 5 After classification of this case and posting in a public database as a novel MPXV recombinant strain, a case of mpox detected in India in September 2025 was retrospectively reclassified as a closely-related recombinant strain based on sequencing data. To date, these are the only known cases of this recombinant virus. Case detected in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The case was identified following testing of a vesicular swab from a traveler who had returned from a country in the Asia Pacific region in October 2025. During laboratory confirmation, the virus was initially typed as clade Ib MPXV by qPCR. Subsequent whole genome sequencing revealed that the MPXV strain identified was distinct from other known clade Ib MPXV strains with phylogenetic analysis indicating that the genome had regions similar to both clade Ib and clade IIb MPXV reference sequences, suggesting that it is an inter-clade recombinant. To confirm this unusual finding, sequencing was repeated on the original extract from the primary sample, a fresh extract from the same primary sample, a second swab collected from the patient at the same time, and a cultured isolate derived from the initial swab. This repeat sequencing yielded identical viral genome sequences from the two clinical swabs and the cultured isolate, supporting the initial findings of a new recombinant strain, and showing that it can replicate and presents potential for onward transmission. This strain is a recombinant MPXV, containing genetic elements from both clade Ib and clade IIb MPXV. A small number of contacts were identified and followed up in the United Kingdom; none developed any clinical features of mpox. Health worker contacts had worn full personal protective equipment (PPE) during provision of medical care to the patient. The authorities of the United Kingdom continue to investigate the significance of this recombinant MPXV strain through phenotypic characterization studies. Case detected in India On 13 January 2026, the National IHR Focal Point (NFP) of India notified WHO of a mpox case with an inter‑clade recombinant MPXV which was, upon whole-genome sequencing, found to have genomic elements of clades Ib and IIb MPXV. The recombinant virus was found in samples from a man with mpox who had presented for care in September 2025. The patient had reported recent travel from a country in the Arabian Peninsula, where he resides as an overseas worker. He developed symptoms on 1 September 2025, while still abroad. After his return to India, real‑time PCR confirmed MPXV infection on 11 September 2025. Clade differentiation PCR performed on 15 September 2025 initially identified this virus as clade II MPXV. Initial genomic sequencing analysis suggested features consistent with clade IIb MPXV. However, following the update of the global Nextclade database on 16 December 2025, which included the recombinant clade Ib/IIb MPXV strain reported by the United Kingdom, the virus from the patient in India was reclassified as belonging to the recombinant strain. Recombination analysis demonstrated mosaic patterns containing genomic regions derived from both parent clades. Following the initial diagnosis, the patient was hospitalized, did not experience any medical complications, and fully recovered, testing negative for MPXV on 29 September 2025. The case reported no close contacts in India, and no known secondary cases were identified following this introduction of the recombinant clade Ib/IIb MPXV in India. Full or near‑full genome retrieval (>99%) from both the sample and a sample-derived virus isolate enabled phylogenetic analysis showing >99.9% similarity to the recombinant strain detected in the United Kingdom. A total of 34 recombinant tracts were observed in the sequence reported by India, while 28 recombinant tracts were observed in the sequence reported by the United Kingdom; 16 recombinant tracts were common to both strains. This case in India therefore represents the earliest known detection of this recombinant strain globally, having preceded the event reported in the United Kingdom. Consistent with the case reported in the United Kingdom, clinical presentation was consistent with cases due to clade I or clade II MPXV (non-recombinant MPXV) infection. | Social | WHO | |
| 13-02-2026 | 29 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-9% vs previous week) | 29 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 9% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 25 locations including Eastern Samadaniyeh, Jabal Omour, Jbata Elkhashab and 22 additional locations. These events resulted in 11 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 11 | ACLED |
| 13-02-2026 | 81 Strategic developments events in Syria (-10% vs previous week) | 81 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 10% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 55 locations including Shadadah, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified, Tal Hmis and 52 additional locations. These events resulted in 1 reported fatality. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 7 February 2026, police forces arrested two young men from Milh town in Al-Qadam neighborhood in Damascus - Al-Qadam city, and confiscated their vehicle for unknown reasons. | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 February 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Yarmouk Basin area in Dara countryside. | 3. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 7 February 2026, unknown gunmen desecrated and opened the graves of three former non-Syrian ISIL members in Eastern Jurdi area in Deir ez Zor countryside. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 February 2026, QSD forces conducted patrols and deployed in Arab neighborhoods of Tay and Zanoud in Quamishli town in Al Hasakeh countryside, with checkpoints at the entrances and exits of these areas. | 5. Arrests: On 8 February 2026, police forces arrested a young man from Milh town at Mtuna checkpoint in As Sweida countryside, after a verbal altercation between him and the officers at the checkpoint. | 6. Arrests: On 8 February 2026, police forces arrested a group of human traffickers while they were preparing for smuggling people in a boat to Cyprus from Tartous coast. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 February 2026, a Global Coalition convoy of around 80 trucks carrying military and logistical supplies escorted by 8 armored vehicles, left Shadadah military base in Al Hasakeh countryside, and headed towards the Iraqi borders. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 February 2026, Israeli forces with more than ten armored vehicles advanced in Maaraba town in Dara countryside, and raided several houses in the eastern neighborhood. | 9. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 8 February 2026, unknown gunmen burned and destroyed an oil well in Al-Asbah farms in Deir ez Zor countryside. | 10. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 8 February 2026, unknown gunmen burned and destroyed an oil well in Tayib Al-Fal town in Deir ez Zor countryside. | 11. Arrests: On 9 February 2026, police forces launched a security operation in several towns in the vicinity of Al-Bukamal town in Deir ez Zor countryside, and arrested at least two people while raising banners and pictures of figures whose names were associated with repression and violations during the era of the former Assad regime. | 12. Arrests: On 9 February 2026, police forces arrested a young man from As Sweida province in Damascus city for unknown reasons, who came to apply for a passport. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 February 2026, Israeli forces with soldiers on foot advanced in the area between Kodneh and Breiqa towns in Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint, and started searching people and vehicles passing by. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 February 2026, police forces and Asayish members conducted a joint patrol in south eastern Ain al Arab countryside in Aleppo countryside, to establish joint points as part of implementing the terms of the January 29 agreement signed between QSD and the Syrian interim government. | 15. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 9 February 2026, QSD and PKK forces shot down a drone in the vicinity of Aziziyeh area in Al Hasakeh countryside, coming from areas controlled by Syrian army forces. | 16. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 9 February 2026, QSD and PKK forces shot down a drone in the vicinity of Al Talae' area in rural Ras al-Ain in Al Hasakeh countryside, coming from areas controlled by Syrian army forces. | 17. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 9 February 2026, QSD and PKK forces shot down a drone in the vicinity of Al Panorama roundabout area in rural Ras al-Ain in Al Hasakeh countryside, coming from areas controlled by Syrian army forces. | 18. Arrests: On 10 February 2026, police forces freed two abducted civilians in Aleppo city during a security operation targeting a criminal network that had demanded a ransom of 20 million USD. The operation also resulted in the arrest of an unknown number of the kidnappers. | 19. Arrests: On 10 February 2026, Syrian General Intelligence Service forces, in coordination with Iraqi Intelligence Service forces, dismantled an international drug trafficking network during a security operation in Syria. The operation resulted in the arrest of five members of the network and the seizure of more than 200,000 Captagon pills that were prepared for smuggling into Iraq via Syrian territory (coded to Al-Bukamal city in Deir ez Zor countryside). | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 February 2026, Israeli military forces advanced along the road connecting Ma'laqa and Ghadir al Bostan towns in southern Quneitra countryside, where they established a temporary checkpoint, stopped and searched civilians, and blocked traffic, including a bus carrying university and secondary school students. Israeli forces conducted surveillance in the area before withdrawing back beyond the disengagement line. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 February 2026, Asayish forces were deployed inside Al-Hasakeh city and surrounding towns, taking over security positions vacated by QSD forces as part of the implementation of the 29 January agreement, which stipulates the redeployment of internal security forces (Asayish and Syrian police forces) and the withdrawal of QSD and Syrian military forces to their camps surrounding the city. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 February 2026, Israeli forces conducted a ground incursion on foot into the western neighborhood of Maariya village in the Yarmouk Basin in western Dara countryside, entering from Al-Jazira military barracks. The forces searched several civilian homes before withdrawing. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 February 2026, a military unit of the Syrian military forces withdrew from positions on the outskirts of Al-Hasakeh city toward Markada town in southern Al Hasakeh countryside as part of ongoing military redeployments in the province. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 February 2026, a military unit of the Syrian military forces withdrew from positions on the outskirts of Al-Hasakeh city toward Shadadah town in southern Al Hasakeh countryside as part of ongoing military redeployments in the province. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 February 2026, military forces of Syria withdrew from Tal Hmis town in southern Al Hasakeh countryside as part of the implementation of the 29 January agreement between QSD and the Syrian Interim Government, which stipulates the withdrawal of military forces and the deployment of security forces (Asayish and Syrian police) inside Al Hasakeh. The forces evacuated their positions before withdrawing. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 February 2026, military forces of Syria withdrew from the surroundings of Al-Hasakeh city toward their designated camps as part of the implementation of the 29 January agreement between the Syrian Interim government and QSD (coded to Rmelan town). The withdrawal included the evacuation of positions previously held by Syrian military forces in the city's outskirts. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 February 2026, police forces of Syria were deployed to areas inside and surrounding Al-Hasakeh city, taking over security positions vacated by Syrian military forces as part of the implementation of the 29 January agreement, which stipulates the deployment of internal security forces (Asayish and Syrian police forces) and the withdrawal o | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 13-02-2026 | 13 Battles events in Syria (+18% vs previous week) | 13 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 18% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 13 locations including Al-Hasakeh - Al Nashweh Al Gharbiyeh, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified, Al-Thaala and 10 additional locations. These events resulted in 2 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 13-02-2026 | OHCHR reported increased targeted attacks predominantly affect ing Alawite individuals in Homs and Hama governorates | OHCHR reported increased targeted attacks predominantly affect ing Alawite individuals in Homs and Hama governorates . Intermittent clashes between government forces and Druze local armed groups also persist in As‑Suwayda Governorate , while Israeli forces ' operations in southern Syria continue . Most recent ly, IDF personnel fired warning shots near journalists in Ufaniyah in Quneitra Governorate . Separately, o n Wednesday , protestors called for humanitarian actors to leave the al-Hawl camp in al-Hasakah Governorate and stone pelted the UN concentration point there ; a UN staff member sustained minor injuries and all UN personnel was evacuated . In another development , US CENTCOM confirms the departure of US troops from al -Tanf garrison in Syria , handing over control to government forces , as part of a broader shift in U S posture in the region . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 12-02-2026 | Protests took place across Hasakah and Ar ‑Raqqa g overnorates on 6 and 10 February to denounce Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) security practices, arbitrary arrests and intensified checkpoints amid | Protests took place across Hasakah and Ar ‑Raqqa g overnorates on 6 and 10 February to denounce Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) security practices, arbitrary arrests and intensified checkpoints amid increased deployment of SDF elements across Hasakah and Qamishli cities. The demonstrations followed a visit of a 3 senior Syrian army delegation to Al ‑Hasakah City last Friday to finalize steps for implementing the ceasefire . In another notable development over the past weekend, Noureddin Issa Ahmed , a prominent Kurdish poli tical figure, assumed duties as Governor of Hasakah. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 08-02-2026 | Flood / Flood (General) in Syrian Arab Republic | Heavy rain; Deaths: 3; Affected: 5,305; Location: Idleb, Lattaquié, Hama, Tartous; DisNo: 2026-0088-SYR; Event_Start: 2026-02-08; EMDAT_Last_Update: 2026-03-18 | Environmental | EMDAT | |
| 06-02-2026 | 90 Strategic developments events in Syria (+18% vs previous week) | 90 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 18% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 63 locations including Shadadah, Ain al Arab - Unspecified, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified and 60 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 31 January 2026, police forces launched a security operation and arrested a cell of six former members of QDW who previously under a former Assad regime officer in Dara province coded to Dar'a district. | 2. Arrests: On 31 January 2026, police forces arrested a Syrian army member in Ar Raqqa province coded to Ar-Raqqa district, who appeared in a video on social media carrying a hair braid belonging to a PKK female fighter. | 3. Arrests: On 31 January 2026, police forces arrested five gunmen in Al-Bahra town in Deir ez Zor countryside, on charges of attacking a military headquarters of police forces, which resulted in the death of three members and the injury of five others, and targeting other members in different parts of the town. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 31 January 2026, a Global Coalition convoy of a hundred trucks carrying military and logistical equipment were transported via Al Waleed crossing and arrived at Kharab Al Jayr Airbase in Al Hasakeh countryside. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 31 January 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Rafid town in Quneitra countryside. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 31 January 2026, Israeli forces advanced on the outskirts of Sayda al-Hanout town in Quneitra countryside, and opened fire randomly in the air. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 31 January 2026, Israeli forces with five armored vehicles advanced on Jomleh road in Quneitra countryside, and set up a temporary checkpoint for half an hour before withdrawing. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 31 January 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles advanced in Beer Ajam town in Quneitra countryside. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 31 January 2026, Israeli forces with six military vehicles advanced in Kodneh town in Quneitra countryside. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 31 January 2026, Syrian army forces sent military reinforcement to Shadadah town in Al Hasakeh countryside. | 11. Arrests: On 1 February 2026, police forces checkpoint members arrested a bus driver and confiscated his bus in Mtuna town in As Sweida countryside for unknown reasons. | 12. Arrests: On 1 February 2026, police forces stopped a smuggling operation of 180,000 narcotic pills and counterfeit currency through the Lebanese borders in Yabroud area in rural Damascus. | 13. Arrests: On 1 February 2026, police forces conducted a security operation and arrested two unknown gunmen affiliated with Hezbollah in rural Damascus coded to Darayya district, who are responsible for targeting Mezzeh area and its military airport several times, and the source of their equipment was Hezbollah militia. Police forces also confiscated rockets and drones. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 February 2026, a Global Coalition convoy of dozens of trucks carrying military and logistical equipment as well as armored vehicles and fuel, left Kharab Al Jayr Airbase in Al Hasakeh countryside, and headed towards Al Waleed border crossing with Iraq. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 February 2026, Israeli forces advanced in Eastern Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside, and searched several houses and established a temporary checkpoint. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 February 2026, Israeli forces advanced in the vicinity of Al-Mantara Dam in Quneitra countryside. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 February 2026, Israeli forces advanced towards Al-Ajraf town in Quneitra countryside. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 February 2026, QSD and PKK members withdrew their heavy military equipment including rockets and tanks from Al-Hasakeh city after the recent agreement with the Syrian government. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 February 2026, QSD and PKK members withdrew their heavy military equipment including rockets and tanks from Al-Qasimiyah town in Aleppo countryside after the recent agreement with the Syrian government. | 20. Arrests: On 2 February 2026, General Security forces arrested a suspected leader in As-Sweida National Guards in As Sweida countryside (coded to Taala town), accusing him of involvement in drug trafficking, smuggling, and criminal activities. | 21. Arrests: On 2 February 2026, police forces raided a house in Nawa town in Dara countryside, and arrested a man who served as a deputy governor of Dara province prior to the fall of the former regime. The arrest came in connection with corruption charges, including the release of suspects in exchange for money during that period. | 22. Arrests: On 2 February 2026, police forces detained a drug smuggler in Jaramana town in rural Damascus, who was affiliated with the former Assad regime and Hezbollah militias. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 February 2026, a Global Coalition convoy of several vehicles and military equipment, left Tanf military base in rural Damascus, and headed towards Jordan border crossing. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 February 2026, a Global Coalition convoy of tens of trucks carrying military equipment, armored vehicles and fuel, escorted by helicopters, left Kharab Al Jayr Airbase in Al Hasakeh countryside, and headed towards Al Waleed border crossing with Iraq. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 February 2026, Israeli forces advanced and set up a checkpoint between Um Batna and Al-Ajraf towns in Quneitra countryside, and withdrew from the area after a short period. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 February 2026, Israeli forces advanced on Jbata Elkhashab-Ofania road in Quneitra countryside. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 February 2026, Israeli forces advanced on Ofania-Khan Arnaba road in Quneitra countryside. | 28. Non-violent transfer of territory: On 2 February 2026, a police forces convoy of approximately 20 vehicles carrying 200 personnel entered Dayk Madash town in Aleppo countryside and took control over it, as part of the agreement between QSD and the Syrian government. | 29. Non-violent transfer of territory: On 2 February 2026, a police forces convoy of approximately 20 vehicles carrying 200 personnel entered Jalabiyeh town in Aleppo countryside and took control over it, as part of the agreement between QSD and the Syrian government. | 30. Non-violent transfer of territory: On 2 February 2026, a police forces convoy of approximately 20 vehicles carrying 200 personnel entered Jaql Wiran town in Aleppo countryside and took control over it, as part of the agreement between QSD and the Syrian government. | 31. Non-violent transfer of territory: On 2 February 2026, a police forces convoy of approximately 20 vehicles carrying 200 personnel entered Lower Shyookh area in Aleppo countryside and took control over it, as part of the agreement between QSD and the Syrian government. | 32. Non-violent transfer of territory: On 2 February 2026, a police forces convoy of approximately 20 vehicles carrying 200 personnel entered Qanaya town in Aleppo countryside and took control over it, as part of the agreement between QSD and the Syrian government. | 33. Non-violent transfer of territory: On 2 February 2026, a police forces convoy of approximately 20 vehicles carrying 200 personnel entered Quba town in Aleppo countryside and took control over it, as part of the agreement between QSD and the Syrian government. | 34. Non-violent transfer of territory: On 2 February 2026, a police forces convoy of approximately 20 vehicles carrying | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 06-02-2026 | 11 Battles events in Syria (-77% vs previous week) | 11 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 77% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 9 locations including As-Sweida - Unspecified, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified, Al-Sayyal and 6 additional locations. These events resulted in 2 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 06-02-2026 | 32 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-58% vs previous week) | 32 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 58% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 30 locations including Al-Kadeer, Kherbet Zamala, Abdin and 27 additional locations. These events resulted in 16 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 16 | ACLED |
| 06-02-2026 | Flood in Syria — near 35.52, 35.78 | Flood in Syria Magnitude 0 Minor Impact. Alert: Green. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 03-02-2026 | Yesterday, under terms reached with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) representatives last week, limited numbers of de facto authority forces entered Hasakah and Qamishli in Al-Hasakah Governorate to | Yesterday, under terms reached with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) representatives last week, limited numbers of de facto authority forces entered Hasakah and Qamishli in Al-Hasakah Governorate to oversee the integration of SDF -affiliated police personnel (see also yesterday 's UNOCC Daily) . Meanwhile, OCHA reports the full restoration yesterday of civilian and commercial access to Tel Abiad (Ar ‑Raqqa) and Ras Al Ain (Al‑Hasakeh) and the arrival, in Ain Al Arab (Kobani) of a humanitarian convoy carrying WHO, UNHCR, UNICEF and NGO supplies . | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 31-01-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Aleppo | Around 31 January 2026 (week of), five people from Al-Ashrafiyya and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods were killed under torture in Syrian government prisons in Aleppo province coded to Aleppo district, after they were arrested on 26th of January during the events in Aleppo city. 5 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 5 | ACLED |
| 31-01-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Aleppo | Around 31 January 2026 (week of), Syrian army members found a number of civilian bodies killed by QSD and PKK members in Jalabiyeh area in Aleppo countryside. Unspecified fatalities coded to 10. | Conflict | Fatalities: 10 | ACLED |
| 31-01-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Al Hasakeh | On 31 January 2026, QSD and PKK members detained a civilian from Arar town in rural Rmelan in Al Hasakeh countryside for unknown reasons. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-01-2026 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Deir ez Zor | On 31 January 2026, suspected ISIL members shot and killed a Syrian army member in front of his house in Al-Bukamal town in Deir ez Zor countryside while he was off-duty. They chanted slogans in support of the Islamic State. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-01-2026 | 77 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+8% vs previous week) | 77 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 8% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 61 locations including Ain al Arab - Unspecified, Al Jawadiyah, Safa and 58 additional locations. These events resulted in 33 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 33 | ACLED |
| 30-01-2026 | 47 Battles events in Syria (-56% vs previous week) | 47 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 56% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 35 locations including Al-Qasimiyah, Safa, Ain al Arab - Unspecified and 32 additional locations. These events resulted in 46 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 46 | ACLED |
| 30-01-2026 | 76 Strategic developments events in Syria (-39% vs previous week) | 76 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 39% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 54 locations including Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified, Ain al Arab - Unspecified, Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified and 51 additional locations. List of events: 1. Agreement: On 24 January 2026, Syrian armed forces and QSD fighters reached an agreement to extend the ceasefire between both for 15 additional days to support the US and Global Coalition operation transferring ISIL prisoners from Syria to Iraq. Event coded to Al-Hasakeh city. | 2. Arrests: On 24 January 2026, Syrian police members arrested an individual in Deir al Bakht in rural Dara who is a former Assad regime-affiliated military security department member accused of conducting arbitrary arrests against civilians during the former regime's rule and extorting money. | 3. Arrests: On 24 January 2026, Syrian police members arrested an individual in Masyaf in rural Hama who is a former Assad regime member accused of committing crimes against civilians during the former Assad regime's rule. | 4. Arrests: On 24 January 2026, Syrian police members conducted three security operations targeting 'terrorist' activities in the areas of Al-Haffa, Al-Qardaha and Jablah in rural Lattakia and arrested three Saraya al Jawad cell members. During the operations, several IEDs, weapons, ammunition, grenades and military equipment were seized. | 5. Arrests: On 24 January 2026, Syrian police members conducted three security operations targeting 'terrorist' activities in the areas of Al-Haffa, Al-Qardaha and Jablah in rural Lattakia and arrested three Saraya al Jawad cell members. During the operations, several IEDs, weapons, ammunition, grenades and military equipment were seized. | 6. Arrests: On 24 January 2026, Syrian police members conducted three security operations targeting 'terrorist' activities in the areas of Al-Haffa, Al-Qardaha and Jablah in rural Lattakia and arrested three Saraya al Jawad cell members. During the operations, several IEDs, weapons, ammunition, grenades and military equipment were seized. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 January 2026, an Israeli patrol including five military vehicles entered Rafid village in rural Quneitra where they conducted a patrol in the area. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 January 2026, Israeli forces including four military vehicles entered al Rudayfa village coded to Rafid in rural Quneitra where they conducted a patrol in the area. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 January 2026, Russian armed forces evacuated its base in Quamishli, transferring personnel including former Assad regime fighters and vehicles towards the Hmeimim Air Base in rural Lattakia. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 January 2026, Syrian armed forces sent reinforcements towards areas surrounding Al-Hasakeh city and Ain al Arab in rural Aleppo. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 January 2026, Syrian armed forces sent reinforcements towards areas surrounding Al-Hasakeh city and Ain al Arab in rural Aleppo. On the same day, Syrian army reinforcements arrived in the outskirts of Al-Hasakeh city. | 12. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 24 January 2026, Syrian police members deployed security checkpoints in Shiheil city in rural Deir ez Zor to prevent residents from carrying weapons and to enhance security in the city. | 13. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 24 January 2026, As-Sweida National Guards fighters shot down a suspected Syrian army-affiliated drone west of As-Sweida city. | 14. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 24 January 2026, Syrian army-affiliated engineering teams safely defused and removed landmines planted by suspected QSD members along the Sad Tishreen - Jazira road in rural Aleppo following their withdrawal. | 15. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 24 January 2026, Syrian police members dismantled several IEDs inside al Aqtan prison in Ar-Raqqa city which were planted by QSD members prior to their withdrawal. | 16. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 24 January 2026, Syrian armed forces supported by Tribal and Clan Forces looted electricity generators from NGOs operating in Sarin in rural Aleppo. | 17. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 24 January 2026, Syrian armed forces supported by Tribal and Clan Forces looted items belonging to civilians in Khrus in rural Aleppo including motorcycles, generators, household appliances and livestock. | 18. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 24 January 2026, Syrian armed forces supported by Tribal and Clan Forces looted items belonging to civilians in several villages south of the M4 highway in rural Aleppo including in Karda, Qal Haida and Sbeit coded to Sarin including motorcycles, generators, household appliances and livestock. | 19. Other: On 24 January 2026, the Syrian government-affiliated ministry of health terminated the contracts of more than 100 doctors and hospital staff at a hospital in Masyaf in rural Hama for unknown reasons. The majority of those dismissed are Alawite Muslim members. | 20. Other: Displacement: On 24 January 2026, a large number of residents were displaced from Al-Hasakeh city towards rural Al Hasakeh coded to Quamishli city. | 21. Other: On 24 January 2026, US forces operating under the Global Coalition transferred up to 1,000 ISIL detainees including Iraqi and Europeans from Iraq to Syria. Event coded to Al Waleed Border Crossing in rural Al Hasakeh. | 22. Other: On 24 January 2026, Syrian police released 126 children who were held as prisoners in a former QSD-affiliated prison in Ar-Raqqa city, most of whom were held on charges related to supporting the Syrian government. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 January 2026, approximately 100 PKK fighters left Al Hasakeh province towards Iraqi Kurdistan coded to Al Waleed Border Crossing. | 24. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 24 January 2026, Syrian police raided the homes of individuals who stole QSD-affiliated weapons following their withdrawal in Hammar al-Kasrah in rural Deir ez Zor and seized a quantity of weapons. | 25. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 24 January 2026, Syrian police raided the homes of individuals who stole QSD-affiliated weapons following their withdrawal in the Kasra district in rural Deir ez Zor and seized a quantity of weapons. | 26. Arrests: On 25 January 2026, Syrian police arrested an individual involved in drug trafficking in As-Sanamayn city in rural Dara. During the operation, rifles and ammunition were seized in addition to the seizure of 2,000 Captagon pills and 100 packets of Tramadol. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 January 2026, Syrian armed forces deployed near Nour Ali village in rural Ain al Arab. | 28. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 January 2026, dozens of PKK fighters arrived in Quamishli city in rural Al Hasakeh who traveled from the Qandil mountains and various other areas in Kurdistan following a call from QSD for all Kurdish youth including women in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Europe to unite and support QSD in Syria. | 29. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 January 2026, hundreds of unidentified fighters suspected to be QSD fighters arrived in Syria via smuggling routes and the Semalka Border Crossing in rural Al Hasakeh under the guise of aid convoys. The hundreds of fighters include non-Syrians. | 30. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 January 2026, QSD forces deployed snipers in Asila village in rural Al Hasakeh in conjunction with QSD forces bringing in military vehicles to Asila. | 31. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 25 January 2026, Syrian armed forces intercepted a QSD-affiliated drone in rural Ain al Arab in the countryside of Aleppo. On the same day, Syrian armed forces shot down sev | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-01-2026 | Flood in Syria — near 36.20, 37.16 | Flood in Syria Magnitude 0 Minor Impact. Alert: Green. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 29-01-2026 | Syrian President Sharaa met with Russian President Putin in Moscow yesterday where discussions focused on the future of Russian military bases in Syria and bilateral cooperation | Syrian President Sharaa met with Russian President Putin in Moscow yesterday where discussions focused on the future of Russian military bases in Syria and bilateral cooperation. Earlier this week, Russia withdrew its forces from the Qamishli airport in Kurdish -held northeastern Syr ia, leaving it with only two bases in Syria . In a joint press conference before the talks, President Putin noted that “the integration of the Euphrates region is undoubtedly a very important step in restoring the territorial integrity of Syria,” signalling support for the government's recent advances in areas formerly held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) . Meanwhile , Syrian state authorities have recently assumed control of civilian institutions in eastern 3 parts of Raqqa and Deir ez -Zor governorates and in southern al-Hasak ah Governorate. This process also includes regularizing the status of former SDF members and reclaiming a large share of Syria's oil and gas resources. Relatedly, a ccording to OCHA , essential services have progressively resumed in Al -Hol camp in eastern al-Hasak ah Governorate and humanitarian access has improved . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 26-01-2026 | Media reported a 15-day extension of the ceasefire that expired Saturday between Syrian authorities and Syrian Democratic Forces (see also UNOCC Daily of 22 January) | Media reported a 15-day extension of the ceasefire that expired Saturday between Syrian authorities and Syrian Democratic Forces (see also UNOCC Daily of 22 January) . The extension comes on the heels of a second major snowstorm across Aleppo and Idl ib governorates , with humanitarian partners reporting nearly 2,800 people displaced across 37 locations affected and several camps becoming isolated and unreachable. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 23-01-2026 | 108 Battles events in Syria (+112% vs previous week) | 108 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 112% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 82 locations including Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, Sarin, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified and 79 additional locations. These events resulted in 104 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 104 | ACLED |
| 23-01-2026 | 124 Strategic developments events in Syria (+25% vs previous week) | 124 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 25% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 76 locations including Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified, Al Tabqa - Unspecified and 73 additional locations. List of events: 1. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 17 January 2026, Asayish forces announced a total lockdown across the region including in Al Tabqa city, Mansura and Jurneyyeh in rural Ar Raqqa and called on residents to abide by the decision and fully cooperate with their authority. | 2. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 17 January 2026, Asayish forces announced a total lockdown across the region including in Al Tabqa city, Mansura and Jurneyyeh in rural Ar Raqqa and called on residents to abide by the decision and fully cooperated with their authority. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, a US-affiliated cargo plane operating under the Global Coalition carrying logistical and military reinforcements landed in the Kharab Al Jayr Airbase in rural Al Hasakeh. On the same day, Global Coalition forces withdrew military equipment from the Shadadah base towards the Kharab Al Jayr Airbase. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, US and Global Coalition-affiliated helicopters landed in the Shadadah base in rural Al Hasakeh. On the same day, Global Coalition-affiliated vehicles and trucks left the Shadadah base towards an unspecified location. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, an Israeli patrol including approximately twenty soldiers in three pickup trucks and a military jeep entered the vicinities of Maariya and Abdin in rural Dara and remained stationed in an area between both villages for several hours before withdrawing towards the Syrian Golan Heights. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, an Israeli patrol including approximately twenty soldiers in three pickup trucks and a military jeep entered the vicinities of Maariya and Abdin in rural Dara and remained stationed in an area between both villages for several hours before withdrawing towards the Syrian Golan Heights. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, Israeli forces and vehicles deployed along the main road in Sayda town in rural Quneitra then travelled towards Wadi Ta'im before reaching the vicinity of al Maqraz dam in Sayda al-Hanout (Sayda al Golan). | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, Israeli forces and vehicles deployed along the main road in Sayda town in rural Quneitra then travelled towards Wadi Ta'im before reaching the vicinity of al Maqraz dam in Sayda al-Hanout (Sayda al Golan). | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, Israeli forces and vehicles deployed along the main road in Sayda town in rural Quneitra then travelled towards Wadi Ta'im before reaching the vicinity of al Maqraz dam in Sayda al-Hanout (Sayda al Golan). | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, Israeli forces including five military vehicles advanced along a road connecting Al Ashah and Al Asbah villages in rural Quneitra. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, Syrian armed forces mobilized in the vicinity of Sad Tishreen in rural Aleppo. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, Syrian army reinforcements deployed in rural Deir ez Zor coded to Tabni. On the same day, Syrian army reinforcements including armored personnel carriers, tanks and artillery arrived in rural Deir ez Zor via the Deir ez Zor - Damascus highway. | 13. Change to group/activity: Change to armed group: On 17 January 2026, all QSD fighters in Hawayej Thyab Shamiyeh in rural Deir ez Zor defected from the faction. | 14. Change to group/activity: Change to armed group: On 17 January 2026, seventy QSD members defected from the faction in the Maamel - 7 KM area in rural Deir ez Zor. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, QSD forces including former Assad regime fighters deployed from the Omar and Koniko oil fields towards rural eastern Deir ez Zor coded to Deir-ez-Zor city. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, QSD forces withdrew from some of their positions in rural eastern Aleppo coded to Menbij. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, QSD members and snipers deployed throughout residential neighborhoods and the entrances and exits of Ar-Raqqa city. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, QSD members brought military reinforcements towards Jabal Basira (Basira mountain) in rural Deir ez Zor. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, QSD reinforcements travelled towards Shaitat village in rural Deir ez Zor from the Omar Oil Field. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, QSD-affiliated convoys travelled from Ar-Raqqa city towards eastern Syria. | 21. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 17 January 2026, QSD forces announced a total lockdown across the region including in Al Tabqa city, Mansura and Jurneyyeh in rural Ar Raqqa and called on residents to abide by the decision and fully cooperate with their authority. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, Tribal and Clan Forces mobilized in several areas in rural Ar Raqqa and Deir ez Zor coded to Ar-Raqqa city and Deir-ez-Zor city respectively to support Syrian armed forces take control of QSD-controlled positions. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 January 2026, Tribal and Clan Forces mobilized in several areas in rural Ar Raqqa and Deir ez Zor coded to Ar-Raqqa city and Deir-ez-Zor city respectively to support Syrian armed forces take control of QSD-controlled positions. | 24. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 17 January 2026, Syrian police members seized a cache of weapons and ammunition in Dayr Hafir in rural Aleppo left behind by QSD members following their withdrawal. On the same day, Syrian police conducted security sweeps and deployed in the town. | 25. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: Around 17 January 2026 (week of), QSD forces blew up the Tell Ma'az (Um Tinah) bridge in rural Aleppo. QSD forces claimed the bridge was targeted by Syrian army members with artillery shelling. | 26. Non-violent transfer of territory: On 17 January 2026, QSD forces withdrew from Dayr Hafir town and its countryside in rural Aleppo in conjunction with Syrian army members supported by Tribal and Clan Forces entering and taking control of the Dayr Hafir town and subdistrict. QSD members accused Syrian army members of entering the town before QSD's full withdrawal and besieging QSD members in the town. On the same day, Syrian armed forces announced taking control of a 10 kilometer area east of Dayr Hafir and taking control of 14 villages east of Dayr Hafir while securing the withdrawal of more than 200 QSD forces and their weapons. | 27. Non-violent transfer of territory: On 17 January 2026, Syrian armed forces supported by Tribal and Clan forces entered the Jirah Airbase in rural Aleppo following QSD's withdrawal. QSD members left behind quantities of weapons and ammunition. It remains unclear if any clashes took place. | 28. Non-violent transfer of territory: On 17 January 2026, Syrian armed forces supported by Tribal and Clan Forces took control of Al Tanak oil field, Jidu oil field, and al Malih oil field coded to Al-Sayjan - Oil Field in rural Deir ez Zor following QSD's withdrawal. It remains unclear whether any clashes took place. | 29. Non-violent transfer of territory: On 17 January 2026, Syrian armed forces supported by Tribal and Clan forces took control of the Sfayieh Oil Fields in rural Ar Raqqa without cl | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 23-01-2026 | 71 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+31% vs previous week) | 71 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 31% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 54 locations including Al Tabqa - Unspecified, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified, Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified and 51 additional locations. These events resulted in 54 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 54 | ACLED |
| 23-01-2026 | The US' Special Envoy for Syria was cited yesterday describing the US' “strong support for advancing the integration process outlined in the January 18 agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces | The US' Special Envoy for Syria was cited yesterday describing the US' “strong support for advancing the integration process outlined in the January 18 agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Syrian interim authorities ”. Meanwhile, the OPCW Secretariat concluded yesterday that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Syrian Arab Air Force carried out a chemical weapons attack in Kafr Zeita (Hama Governorate) in October 2016 , injuring 35 known individuals and affecting dozens more. The OPCW 's Director -General is cited commending Syrian authorities in facilitating the Secretariat's work. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 22-01-2026 | Agreed -to ceasefire arrangements between interim authorities and the SDF appear to have eased public anxiety and slightly reduce tensions in the cities of Al‑Hasakeh and Quamishli (see also | Agreed -to ceasefire arrangements between interim authorities and the SDF appear to have eased public anxiety and slightly reduce tensions in the cities of Al‑Hasakeh and Quamishli (see also yesterday's UNOCC Daily). In Al‑Hasakeh and Ar ‑Raqqa governorates, services in several IDP camps are limited and health partners' operations across Al -Hasakeh Governorate remain suspended. Meanwhile, the US military yesterday began transferring ISIL detainees to Iraq from Al‑Hasakeh , with 150 combatants initially moved and plans to relocate up to 7,000 elements to detention sites in Iraq . | Political, Social, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 20-01-2026 | There is considerable media interest in a ceasefire and integration agreem ent signe d Sunday between interim Preside nt Ahmed al -Sharaa and Syrian Demo cratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazloum Abdi | There is considerable media interest in a ceasefire and integration agreem ent signe d Sunday between interim Preside nt Ahmed al -Sharaa and Syrian Demo cratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazloum Abdi . Follow-up talks yester day we re reportedly “unsuccessful ,” with the SDF affirming continued resistance and Sharaa threatening renewed use of force. Meanwhile , the IOM reports that over 6,000 people have fled Ar - Raqqa to Aleppo and Al -Hasakeh, with around 4,400 in shelters in Qamishli and 7,000 in transit. Movements are driven by fear and uncertainty rather than direct violence ; affected families face harsh winter conditions . | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 16-01-2026 | 51 Battles events in Syria (+19% vs previous week) | 51 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 19% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 40 locations including Dayr Hafir, Sosa, Tell Abiad and 37 additional locations. These events resulted in 51 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 51 | ACLED |
| 16-01-2026 | 54 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-26% vs previous week) | 54 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 26% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 41 locations including Sad Tishreen, Dayr Hafir, Haj Hussein and 38 additional locations. These events resulted in 19 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 19 | ACLED |
| 16-01-2026 | 99 Strategic developments events in Syria (+1% vs previous week) | 99 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 1% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 59 locations including Dayr Hafir, Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud, Aleppo - Al-Ashrafiyya and 56 additional locations. List of events: 1. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 January 2026, Israeli forces including seven armored vehicles and SUVs entered Ain al Abd village in rural Quneitra and conducted raids in several homes before withdrawing towards the Tal al Ahmar base. | 2. Arrests: On 10 January 2026, Syrian armed forces arrested several young individuals for unknown reasons in the city of Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood. On the same day, Syrian armed forces gathered civilians including women, children and the elderly in the neighborhood and prevented them from moving freely while videotaping their detention. | 3. Other: Displacement: On 10 January 2026, large convoys of civilian vehicles carrying displaced civilians gathered in the city of Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud in an attempt to flee the neighborhood. The following day, a convoy of displaced civilians returned to their homes in the neighborhood after being displaced by clashes between QSD and Syrian army members. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 January 2026, Syrian army reinforcements arrived at frontlines with QSD in rural Aleppo coded to the Kwaires Military Airbase. | 5. Other: On 10 January 2026, QSD fighters ordered operations at the Babiri water station in rural Aleppo (which pumps water to Aleppo city and its surrounding area) to be halted, stopping water services. QSD denied halting water services. The incident coincided with Syrian armed forces announcing the ceasing of military operations in Ashrafiyya and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods in Aleppo city. The following day, water services in Aleppo city and its surroundings returned. | 6. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 10 January 2026, Syrian armed forces intercepted a QSD-affiliated drone over the city of Aleppo - Jamiliyeh neighborhood before the drone reached its target. On the same day, Syrian armed forces intercepted five QSD-affiliated drones in Aleppo city. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 January 2026, Syrian police forces deployed in the city of Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood. | 8. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 10 January 2026, Syrian police members safely defused and detonated IEDs planted by QSD members in the city of Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood. On the same day, Syrian armed forces conducted mine sweeping operations in the neighborhood and seized various weapons from QSD forces who surrendered including heavy and medium weapons, ammunition and IEDs. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 January 2026, approximately 400 QSD forces withdrew from the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo city towards rural northeastern Syria coded to Al Tabqa city in rural Ar Raqqa. On the same day, QSD forces holed up in a hospital in Aleppo city were transported towards Al Tabqa while other QSD fighters in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood were transported towards Dayr Hafir. | 10. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 10 January 2026, unidentified gunmen targeted an oil pipeline in a Syrian army-controlled area in rural eastern Farqalas in rural Homs, causing a fire and material damage without causing any casualties. | 11. Arrests: On 10 January 2026, Syrian police members arrested an individual in rural Homs coded to Homs city who is accused of inciting sectarian tensions by firing live ammunition and throwing grenades at civilian homes. | 12. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 10 January 2026, Syrian police members safely dismantled and defused a booby-trapped motorcycle in the city of Aleppo - Syriac Quarter neighborhood which was planted by unidentified gunmen. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 January 2026, Israeli forces including five military vehicles travelled from the Adnaniya base towards Rweheineh in rural Quneitra where it set-up a temporary checkpoint near a mosque before travelling towards Um Ezam village. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 January 2026, Israeli forces including five military vehicles travelled from the Adnaniya base towards Rweheineh in rural Quneitra where it set-up a temporary checkpoint near a mosque before travelling towards Um Ezam village. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 January 2026, QSD forces including thirty special operations force members deployed towards a dirt bridge near Deir-ez-Zor city. | 16. Change to group/activity: Change to armed group: On 10 January 2026, 45 QSD members defected in the Maamel - 7 KM area in rural Deir ez Zor. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 January 2026, Turkish reinforcements entered Syria and travelled towards rural eastern Aleppo coded to Sad Tishreen. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 January 2026, several buses carrying QSD fighters in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood were evacuated and transported towards Dayr Hafir in rural Aleppo. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 January 2026, Syrian armed forces arrived in rural eastern Aleppo coded to Maskana. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 January 2026, approximately 90 QSD members including Syrian, Turkish and Iranian members arrived in Quamishli city in rural Al Hasakeh, after withdrawing from the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 January 2026, QSD forces brought in dozens of former Assad regime fighters who joined QSD's ranks and deployed them in an area between Um Tina and Jeb Abyad villages in rural Aleppo. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 10 January 2026, Israeli forces including four vehicles travelled along the Yarmouk valley road in rural Quneitra towards Sayda al-Hanout. | 23. Agreement: On 10 January 2026, Syrian army and QSD forces reached a ceasefire agreement in the city of Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud and Aleppo - Al-Ashrafiyya neighborhoods which allows for the safe withdrawal of QSD fighters from both neighborhoods. | 24. Agreement: On 10 January 2026, Syrian army and QSD forces reached a ceasefire agreement in the city of Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud and Aleppo - Al-Ashrafiyya neighborhoods which allows for the safe withdrawal of QSD fighters from both neighborhoods. | 25. Arrests: On 11 January 2026, Syrian armed forces arrested at least 300 individuals who are Kurdish under degrading conditions in Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood for unknown reasons after taking control of the neighborhood. Videos of the arrests show some victims were verbally abused and humiliated. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 January 2026, a US-affiliated cargo plane operating under the Global Coalition carrying military and technical equipment, weapons and logistical supplies landed in the Kharab Al Jayr Airbase in rural Al Hasakeh to bolster US military bases in northern and eastern Syria. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 January 2026, convoys carrying dozens of QSD members and wounded and dead civilians arrived at hospitals in Ar-Raqqa city and in Al Tabqa in rural Ar Raqqa. The QSD members and civilians were evacuated from the Ashrafiyya, Sheikh Maqsoud and Beni Zaid neighborhoods in Aleppo city. | 28. Other: On 11 January 2026, a passenger plane carrying 129 displaced Syrian citizens arrived at the Damascus - International Airport, having travelled from Sudan. A total of 202 Syrian citizens were evacuated from Sudan and returned to Syria, with this fourth batch of Syrian refugees traveling from Sudan being the final. | 29. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 11 January 2026, Syrian police-affiliated engineering teams safely defused a car bomb equipped with mor | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 12-01-2026 | Flood in Syria — near 34.67, 36.26 | Flood in Syria Magnitude 0 Minor Impact. Alert: Green. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 09-01-2026 | 43 Battles events in Syria (+87% vs previous week) | 43 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 87% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 26 locations including Aleppo - Al-Ashrafiyya, Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud, As-Sweida - Unspecified and 23 additional locations. These events resulted in 44 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 44 | ACLED |
| 09-01-2026 | 73 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+248% vs previous week) | 73 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 248% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 52 locations including Dayr Hafir, Aleppo - Al-Nile, Aleppo - Midan and 49 additional locations. These events resulted in 26 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 26 | ACLED |
| 09-01-2026 | 98 Strategic developments events in Syria (+40% vs previous week) | 98 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 40% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 69 locations including Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud, Dayr Hafir, Quneitra and 66 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 3 January 2026, Syrian armed forces arrested a young man while he was visiting Afrin in rural Aleppo and seized his personal vehicle after images of Kurdish symbols were found on his phone. The victim is from Hekjeh village and is a resident in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo city. | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, two US-affiliated aircrafts operating under the Global Coalition landed in the Shadadah base in rural Al Hasakeh before departing twenty minutes after landing. One of the aircrafts is believed to have been carrying an unidentified US official. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, a US-affiliated aircraft operating under the Global Coalition and carrying reinforcements and advanced military and technical equipment including radar systems, large military vehicles, ammunition and logistical supplies landed in the Kharab Al Jayr Airbase in rural Al Hasakeh. On the same day, two Global Coalition-affiliated helicopters landed in the same base. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, a US-affiliated convoy operating under the Global Coalition including twenty trucks, carrying military vehicles, armored personnel carriers, sealed containers, missile launchers, generators and motorcycles arrived at the Qasrok Airbase in rural Al Hasakeh, having traveled from al Waleed border crossing. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, Turkish forces including armored vehicles, tanks and reinforcements entered the Tell Abiad area in rural Ar Raqqa. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, Syrian army-affiliated convoys including tanks and armored vehicles travelled from Al Mayadin towards Ashara and AL-Bukamal areas in rural Deir ez Zor. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, Syrian army-affiliated military vehicles and reinforcements including Shahin drone battalion members entered Deir-ez-Zor city. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, Syrian army and police members with armored vehicles and armed personnel deployed along roundabouts and streets throughout Lattakia city. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, Syrian army and police members with armored vehicles and armed personnel deployed in Jablah city and its surrounding villages in rural Lattakia. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, Syrian army and police members with armored vehicles and armed personnel deployed along the old highway coded to Al-Matn and in Al-Qardaha in rural Lattakia. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, Syrian army and police members with armored vehicles and armed personnel deployed along the old highway coded to Al-Matn and in Al-Qardaha in rural Lattakia. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, Israeli forces including infantry patrols and five military vehicles entered the Abu Qbays farm in rural southern Quneitra coded to Quneitra city. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, Israeli forces including five military vehicles advanced into rural southern Quneitra via the Abu Rajm crossing west of Eastern Basa - Ein Qadi village and entered Ein Qadi village and surrounding area where they searched a house for unknown reasons before withdrawing. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, Israeli forces including eight military vehicles and four pickup trucks entered Breiqa village in rural Quneitra and split up into two groups, with one group traveling towards the old Breiqa area and deploying in the surrounding area. The Israeli forces had travelled from Bir Ajam towards Breiqa. On the same day, an Israeli force including five military vehicles entered Breiqa town and conducted a search of a house before withdrawing. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, Israeli forces including three vehicles entered Beer Ajam town in rural Quneitra and set up a temporary checkpoint before withdrawing. On the same day, Israeli forces including eight military vehicles and four pickup trucks travelled from Bir Ajam towards Breiqa village. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, Israeli forces announced the deployment of Hashmu Na'im forces who are ultra-Orthodox Haredi Jewish members to the security zone in southern Syria coded to Quneitra city. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, Israeli forces entered Ain Ziwan village in rural Quneitra. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, Syrian armed forces deployed in the Bludan area along the Syrian-Lebanese border in Rural Damascus as part of efforts to secure the border area and combat smuggling networks. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, QSD reinforcements travelled towards the Ghanim al-Ali frontline in rural Ar Raqqa. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 January 2026, QSD brought reinforcements including approximately fifteen vehicles to its positions near Ashara bridge in rural Deir ez Zor. | 21. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 3 January 2026, likely to be Syrian armed force-affiliated engineering teams conducted controlled detonations and safely defused war remnants in Al Mayadin city in rural Deir ez Zor. | 22. Arrests: On 4 January 2026, Syrian armed forces arrested eight individuals including a driver and seven Alawite Muslim members who are former Assad regime members near Dayr Hafir city in rural Aleppo who attempted to illegally cross into QSD-controlled areas to join QSD's ranks. | 23. Arrests: On 4 January 2026, Syrian armed forces arrested several individuals at a checkpoint along the Homs - Damascus highway near Shin town in rural Homs for unknown reasons who were carrying a reconciliation card (former Assad regime members who settled their status with new Syrian authorities). Some of the victims including Alawite group members. | 24. Arrests: On 4 January 2026, Syrian police members arrested a former QDW member during the former Assad regime's rule in the Jablah area in rural Lattakia. The individual is accused of forming an armed group in Lattakia, of sectarian incitement and attacking Syrian police members on during protests held in Lattakia city on 27 December 2025. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 January 2026, Israeli forces were observed mobilizing behind the ceasefire line in rural southern Syria coded to Katzrin in rural Quneitra. | 26. Other: On 4 January 2026, Asayish forces foiled an attempted escape by five individuals including three women and two children who are ISIL family members from the Hole Camp in rural Al Hasakeh. The individuals were detained within the camp. | 27. Other: On 4 January 2026, the Jordanian army intercepted four drug-smuggling attempts (using guided balloons) in the eastern military region coded to the Nasib Border Crossing in rural Dara by shooting down the guided balloons. During the operation, drugs intended for smuggling were seized. | 28. Arrests: On 5 January 2026, Syrian police arrested all members of an abduction and extortion gang in rural Aleppo coded to Aleppo city. During the operation, two individuals held hostage by the armed group were released. | 29. Arrests: On 5 January 2026, Syrian police members arrested a cell of six individuals in Ar-Raqqa city on charges of plotting to destabilize the city and incite chaos through acts of sabotage including accusations of raising Jabhat al Nusra (Al Nus | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 09-01-2026 | Further to earlier reporting, fighting between interim authorities' forces and Kurdish -led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continues in Aleppo Governorate (see also yesterday's UNOCC Daily ) | Further to earlier reporting, fighting between interim authorities' forces and Kurdish -led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continues in Aleppo Governorate (see also yesterday's UNOCC Daily ). SDF representatives have claimed that authorities' actions amount to ethnic cleansing, recalling that residents of impacted areas are largely those who had previously been displaced by recent Turkish military activity . The IOM reports that at least 135,000 people have fled affected areas. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 09-01-2026 | Conflict in Aleppo displaces thousands as government-SDF hostilities escalate. | Displacement in Aleppo, Syria, was primarily due to non-international armed conflict between government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), particularly in the Ash-Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods. The conflict led to thousands of civilians fleeing their homes, with many moving northwest towards Afrin, following increasing hostilities and a lack of successful integration between Kurdish authorities and the central government. The Syrian government had opened humanitarian corridors to facilitate the evacuation of civilians amidst international mediation efforts aimed at de-escalating the situation. | Conflict | Medium concern | HDX Signals |
| 08-01-2026 | Unrest continues to be reported in Aleppo Governorate, where interim authorities' forces and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continue to engage one another (see also yesterday's UNOCC Daily) | Unrest continues to be reported in Aleppo Governorate, where interim authorities' forces and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continue to engage one another (see also yesterday's UNOCC Daily) . Interim authorities have declared SDF positions legitimate military targets, imposed a curfew in Aleppo and continued with civilian evacuations. According to OCHA , some 30,000 people have been displaced in Aleppo and there are urgent humanitarian needs . Meanwhile, US mediated -talks between Israeli and Syrian representatives in Paris this week have reportedly resulted in the agree d establishment of a joint mechanism to manage security coordination, prevent escalation and address disputes. Alongside this mechanism, the US has proposed establishing a demilitarized economic zone as part of efforts to incentivize continued calm. | Economic, Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 07-01-2026 | The situation in Aleppo Governorate remains fluid | The situation in Aleppo Governorate remains fluid. I n and around Aleppo City yesterday , escalating hostilities between government forces and Kurdish- led Syrian Democratic Forces resulted in seven civilians killed, 43 others injured, notable civilian displacement and significant damage to public infrastructure . Meanwhile, authorities in Türkiye yesterday reportedly directed all Kurdish armed groups , including those in Syria , to lay down their weapons without condition. In this context, s ome 5.14 million people across Syria remain highly vulnerable to harsh winter conditions (see also yesterday's UNOCC Daily). | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 06-01-2026 | 3 There is media interest in US -mediated talks that have been ongoing in Paris and which have reportedly resulted in an agreement, by Israel and Syria , to accelerate the pace of the negotiations | 3 There is media interest in US -mediated talks that have been ongoing in Paris and which have reportedly resulted in an agreement, by Israel and Syria , to accelerate the pace of the negotiations toward a new security agreement between both countries . Of related note , European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to visit Syria later this week . Meanwhile, OCHA describes harsh winter conditions that have impact ed more than 123,000 IDPs (see also UNOCC Daly of 5 January) . Humanitarian response efforts are limited by a funding shortfall, with only US$ 29 million of a required US$ 112 million received thus far. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 05-01-2026 | Recent h eavy snowfall and extreme cold across northern and north -eastern Syria have severely impacted IDP sites in Aleppo, Idleb, Al -Hasakeh and Ar -Raqqa governorates | Recent h eavy snowfall and extreme cold across northern and north -eastern Syria have severely impacted IDP sites in Aleppo, Idleb, Al -Hasakeh and Ar -Raqqa governorates . OCHA describes damag e to thousands of poorly winterized shelters, collaps ed tents and disrupti ons to services. There are heightened protection and health risks, particularly for children, the elderly, pregnant women and persons with disabilities. | Social | UNOCC | |
| 02-01-2026 | 23 Battles events in Syria (-26% vs previous week) | 23 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 26% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 22 locations including Majdal, Abu Hamam, Al Salhiyyah and 19 additional locations. These events resulted in 4 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 4 | ACLED |
| 02-01-2026 | 21 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-45% vs previous week) | 21 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 45% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 20 locations including Tall Kalakh, Adra, Al Anaza and 17 additional locations. These events resulted in 9 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 9 | ACLED |
| 02-01-2026 | 70 Strategic developments events in Syria (-26% vs previous week) | 70 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 26% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 60 locations including Tartous, Al Mushayrafa, Al-Qardaha and 57 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 27 December 2025, Syrian armed forces arrested five individuals in rural Tartous coded to Tartous city as they attempted to enter Syrian territory from Lebanon illegally. The detainees include former Assad regime members. | 2. Arrests: On 27 December 2025, Syrian armed forces abducted two university students at gunpoint at a checkpoint in the city of Aleppo - Zuhour neighborhood for unknown reasons. The victims were returning home from classes at the university of Aleppo and are from the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiya neighborhoods. | 3. Arrests: On 27 December 2025, Syrian police members arrested a wanted individual in rural Dara coded to Dar'a city who had direct ties with the former Assad regime and is accused of committing violations against civilians including killing and robbing civilians and managing a drug smuggling network. During the operation, weapons and ammunition were recovered. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 December 2025, an Israeli force including six military vehicles advanced into Tarnaja town in rural Quneitra, entering from the Red Hills direction, crossing an area between Bait Jan and Hadar and entering Jbata Elkhashab and its outskirts and the vicinity of Ofania town. On the same day, Israeli forces including approximately ten military vehicles blocked the Jbata Elkhashab - Khan Arnabah road before withdrawing towards an Israeli base in al Hamidiyeh. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 December 2025, an Israeli force including six military vehicles advanced into Tarnaja town in rural Quneitra, entering from the Red Hills direction, crossing an area between Bait Jan and Hadar and reaching the outskirts of Jbata Elkhashab before traveling towards Ofania. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 December 2025, an Israeli force including six military vehicles advanced into Tarnaja town in rural Quneitra, entering from the Red Hills direction, crossing an area between Bait Jan and Hadar and reaching the outskirts of Jbata Elkhashab before traveling towards Ofania. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 December 2025, an Israeli force including ten military vehicles entered Ofania in rural Quneitra, established a temporary checkpoint and searched passers-by before withdrawing towards the Hamidiya checkpoint area. On the same day, Israeli forces including six armored vehicles entered Syrian territory and travelled towards several towns in rural Quneitra including the vicinities of Jbata Elkhashab and Ofania towns. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 December 2025, an Israeli patrol including eight SUVs entered Al-Ajraf village in rural Quneitra before travelling towards Tal Krum Jaba and an Israeli base in Adnaniya. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 December 2025, Israeli forces including more than eight vehicles travelled towards Al Mushayrafa - Um Batna road in rural Quneitra, reaching Al-Ajraf village before withdrawing towards a base in Adnaniya. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 December 2025, Israeli forces including more than eight vehicles travelled towards Al Mushayrafa - Um Batna road in rural Quneitra, reaching Al-Ajraf village before withdrawing towards a base in Adnaniya. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 December 2025, Israeli forces including six armored vehicles entered Syrian territory and travelled towards several towns (coded to Khan Arnaba) in rural Quneitra including the vicinities of Jbata Elkhashab and Ofania towns. | 12. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 27 December 2025, Syrian government forces imposed strict security measures in the city of Aleppo - Al-Ashrafiyya neighborhood, preventing residents from entering Al Ashrafiyya and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods and closing all roads connecting Kurdish neighborhoods with the rest of Aleppo city. | 13. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 27 December 2025, Syrian government forces imposed strict security measures in the city of Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, preventing residents from entering Al Ashrafiyya and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods and closing all roads connecting Kurdish neighborhoods with the rest of Aleppo city. | 14. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 27 December 2025, Syrian armed forces conducted safe detonations of war remnants previously planted by unidentified gunmen during the former Assad regime's rule in Tadmor city in rural Homs. | 15. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 27 December 2025, Syrian police members seized weapons and ammunition depots during a raid conducted in Nasib town in rural Dara which belong to a drug smuggler who confessed to drug trafficking and collaborating with the former Assad regime. | 16. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 27 December 2025, Syrian police members demolished two homes in Hosh al Sayed Ali in rural Homs which are owned by Lebanese civilians for unknown reasons, erecting barriers and barricade in their place. | 17. Arrests: On 28 December 2025, Syrian police members arrested a member of the Anti-MOC faction Saraya Al Jawad which is affiliated with former Assad regime members in B'abdh village in rural Lattakia. Machine guns and ammunition were seized during the operation. | 18. Arrests: On 28 December 2025, Syrian police arrested an individual in Dar'a city for unknown reasons. On the same day, the victim, who is a former opposition rebel member who signed a reconciliation agreement with the former regime and is a former Assad regime military intelligence member, was released. | 19. Arrests: On 28 December 2025, Syrian authorities arrested an individual for several hours in Termanin in rural Idleb for unknown reasons before releasing him the following day. The victims is a war-wounded quadriplegic and former opposition rebel member. | 20. Arrests: On 28 December 2025, Syrian police members arrested an individual at a checkpoint in Banyas in rural Tartous who was found carrying hand grenades and incendiary devices. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 December 2025, Syrian authorities likely to be Syrian police members conducted raids targeting civilian homes in the city of Lattakia - Da'tor and Lattakia - Al Azhari neighborhoods, during which gunfire was heard. On the same day, Syrian army and police reinforcements deployed in Lattakia city. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 December 2025, Syrian authorities likely to be Syrian police members conducted raids targeting civilian homes in the city of Lattakia - Da'tor and Lattakia - Al Azhari neighborhoods, during which gunfire was heard. On the same day, Syrian army and police reinforcements deployed in Lattakia city. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 December 2025, QSD reinforcements including tanks and armored vehicles entered the Koniko Gas Field in rural Deir ez Zor. | 24. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 28 December 2025, Bedouin tribal militia loyal to Syrian authorities who are from Dimo conducted patrols in Jeb Ramleh village in rural Homs and vandalized several civilian vehicles and shops which belong to Alawite Muslim members, causing panic among residents. | 25. Other: On 28 December 2025, Jordanian soldiers announced their thwarting of a smuggling operation and seizure of 138,000 Captagon pills intended for smuggling in the Syria-Jordan free zone area coded to Nasib Border Crossing in Dara countryside. | 26. Arrests: Around 28 December 2025 (week of), Syrian armed forces (former Ahrar al Sharqiya) arrested a young man while he was visiting a relative's home in Jandairis | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 02-01-2026 | According to OHCHR , there has been little progress in the envisaged integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into interim authorities' institutions | According to OHCHR , there has been little progress in the envisaged integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into interim authorities' institutions. A planned visit to Damascus by SDF commander Abdi has been postponed and discussions remain stymied about how the SDF might be integrated into interim authority forces as called for in the agreement reached on 10 March 2025 (see also UNOCC Daily of March 2025 ). Meanwhile, SDF-controlled areas continue to experience ISIL-related attacks and localized violence. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 31-12-2025 | Announced ceasefire arrangements notwithstanding, there are reports of repeated violations and intensified intermittent clashes between interim authorities ' forces and Druze local armed groups | Announced ceasefire arrangements notwithstanding, there are reports of repeated violations and intensified intermittent clashes between interim authorities ' forces and Druze local armed groups across western areas of As-Suwayda Governorate . Renewed clashes involving the Syrian Democratic Forces were also reported in Aleppo City. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 31-12-2025 | Storm / Blizzard/Winter storm in Syrian Arab Republic | Deaths: 2; Affected: 158,000; Location: Aleppo, Idleb and Al-Hasakeh governorates; DisNo: 2025-1078-SYR; Event_Start: 2025-12-31; EMDAT_Last_Update: 2026-01-15 | Environmental | EMDAT | |
| 31-12-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Homs | On 31 December 2025, unknown gunmen shot and killed a man in his sixties inside his library in Wadi al-Thahab neighborhood in Homs - Wadi al-Thahab city. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 31-12-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Deir ez Zor | On 31 December 2025, QSD checkpoint members detained a man at Gharanij roundabout in Deir ez Zor countryside for unknown reasons. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 30-12-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Quneitra | On 30 December 2025, an Israeli military patrol detained a man while grazing sheep in the vicinity of Al Esha town in Quneitra countryside for unknown reasons. He was released a day later. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 30-12-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Deir ez Zor | On 30 December 2025, ISIL members shot and killed a man who is former QSD member in Baghuz town in Deir ez Zor countryside. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 29-12-2025 | The targeting of a mosque on Homs last Friday prompted p rotests by the Alawite religious minority yesterday, with at least four killed and dozens injured (see also UNOCC Daily of 26 December) | The targeting of a mosque on Homs last Friday prompted p rotests by the Alawite religious minority yesterday, with at least four killed and dozens injured (see also UNOCC Daily of 26 December) . Thousands of protestors gathered in coastal cities, including Latakia and Tartous, after eight worshippers were killed and 18 others were injured in this attack, which expressly targeted the Alawite community and was claimed by the so- called Saraya Ansar al -Sunna . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 26-12-2025 | 94 Strategic developments events in Syria (+21% vs previous week) | 94 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 21% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 69 locations including Sayda, Al-Ajraf, Damascus - Unspecified and 66 additional locations. List of events: 1. Other: Around 20 December 2025 (between 20 December - 27 December), Syrian police members prevented technical teams from reaching Walgha town in rural As Sweida to repair electrical power lines providing services to Shahba town, causing a seven day cut in electricity in Shaba town and its surroundings, in conjunction with Syrian government forces and pro-government militia cutting off the water supply in Shahba town in an effort to impose a siege on the town. | 2. Other: Around 20 December 2025 (between 20 December - 27 December), Syrian police members prevented technical teams from reaching Walgha town in rural As Sweida to repair electrical power lines providing services to Shahba town, causing a seven day cut in electricity in Shaba town and its surroundings, in conjunction with Syrian government forces and pro-government militia cutting off the water supply in Shahba town in an effort to impose a siege on the town. | 3. Arrests: On 20 December 2025, Syrian police members conducted a security operation in the Qodsayya area in Rural Damascus and arrested five individuals involved in arms smuggling. During the operation, FPV drones, 1.5 tons of explosives, and anti-personnel mines were seized, which were intended to be smuggled to outlaw groups in As Sweida and QSD-controlled areas, and to ISIL cells. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 December 2025, a Global Coalition-affiliated convoy including several military vehicles and jeeps arrived at a military base in Ar-Raqqa city, having travelled via the Abiad road. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 December 2025, a Global Coalition-affiliated patrol including three armored vehicles and two jeeps accompanied by a QSD-affiliated vehicle traveled along the Abiad road in rural Al Hasakeh to asses the security situation in the area. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 December 2025, a US-affiliated convoy operating under the Global Coalition entered Shiheil town in rural Deir ez Zor. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 December 2025, a US-affiliated military cargo plane operating under the Global Coalition including military equipment flew from the Shadadah base in rural Al Hasakeh towards northern Iraq. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 December 2025, an Israeli patrol including between five and seven military vehicles entered Ain Ziwan village in rural Quneitra and established a checkpoint at the village's entrance, searching passers-by and blocking a road leading to Sweisa village before withdrawing. The patrol also prevented some vehicles from entering the village and had departed from their base in Western Tal al Ahmar. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 December 2025, an Israeli patrol traveled from the Adnaniya base towards Um Ezam, al Sa'aida coded to Sayda and Al-Mantara Dam in rural Quneitra. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 December 2025, an Israeli patrol traveled from the Adnaniya base towards Um Ezam, al Sa'aida coded to Sayda and Al-Mantara Dam in rural Quneitra. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 December 2025, Israeli forces entered al Fityan farms near the Red Hills (Tuloul al-Hamar) in rural Quneitra and deployed in the village's streets, preventing residents from leaving their homes in addition to conducting searches of several houses. On the same day, Israeli forces travelled from the western Red Hill to the Eastern Red Hill. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 December 2025, Israeli forces including four military vehicles advanced towards Um Ezam village in rural Quneitra, reaching Al Mushayrafa village before withdrawing to their positions in the surrounding areas. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 December 2025, Israeli forces including four military vehicles advanced towards Um Ezam village in rural Quneitra, reaching Al Mushayrafa village before withdrawing to their positions in the surrounding areas. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 20 December 2025, Israeli forces including four vehicles entered Al-Ajraf village in rural Quneitra and established a temporary checkpoint in the village, searching vehicles and pedestrians. | 15. Other: On 20 December 2025, Syrian police thwarted an attempt to smuggle 26,000 Captagon pills in Hama city which were found hidden inside a bus garage intended to be smuggled to Saudi Arabia. | 16. Other: On 20 December 2025, QSD members prevented the entry of a Syrian police commander's body for burial in Thiban town in rural Deir ez Zor. The victim was a Syrian police commander in the Ras al Ain area in rural Al Hasakeh who was killed two days prior while pursuing drug traffickers. | 17. Arrests: On 20 December 2025, Syrian police members arrested an individual (who is the general supervisor of a football club) as he left the stadium in Dar'a city who is a commander of an unidentified armed group and drug smuggler. The arrested individual is a former Yarmouk army fighter who later commanded a former Assad regime-affiliated military intelligence-affiliated faction. The individual was also on the US 2024 sanctions list on charges related to commanding a faction involved in drug trafficking in Syria. | 18. Arrests: On 21 December 2025, Syrian police members manning a checkpoint in the eastern Tadmor badia in rural Homs arrested a group of individuals including two young Kurdish men who were working as tour guides and were accompanied by a hunting group which included Jordanian and Kuwaiti nationals. The group of hunters and foreigners were released, while the two young Kurdish men remain in police custody for unknown reasons. | 19. Arrests: On 21 December 2025, Syrian police members conducted a raid in Sayda town in rural Dara and arrested two individuals who are accused of being affiliated with ISIL. | 20. Arrests: On 21 December 2025, Syrian police members conducted a raid in Darayya and its surrounding area in Rural Damascus and arrested seven individuals including one ISIL commander and six ISIL members. During the operation, various weapons and ammunition were seized. | 21. Arrests: On 21 December 2025, Syrian police members arrested two individuals in At Tall area in Rural Damascus on kidnapping for ransom charges and released an individual abducted by the gunmen in al Adawi neighborhood in Damascus city. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 December 2025, a US and Global Coalition-affiliated convoy arrived at the Qasrok Airbase in rural Al Hasakeh, traveling from Al Waleed border crossing. The convoy includes twenty-four trucks loaded with fuel tanks, closed containers and large military vehicles. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 December 2025, a US-affiliated cargo plane operating under the Global Coalition carrying logistical and military equipment landed in the Shadadah base in rural Al Hasakeh. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 December 2025, a US-affiliated convoy operating under the Global Coalition including armored vehicles arrived in Al Mayadin city in rural Deir ez Zor, after having travelled from Shiheil town towards Al Hawayij, Thiban, Tayyana and other towns and villages in rural eastern Deir ez Zor. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 December 2025, an Israeli force advanced into an area west of Rafid town in rural Quneitra and fired live ammunition randomly in the air without causing any casualties. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 December 2025, an Israeli force including five military vehicles entered Sayda al-Hanout in rur | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 26-12-2025 | 31 Battles events in Syria (+7% vs previous week) | 31 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 7% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 26 locations including Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud, Aleppo - Shihan, Atil and 23 additional locations. These events resulted in 14 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 14 | ACLED |
| 26-12-2025 | 38 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+41% vs previous week) | 38 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 41% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 34 locations including Al-Bukamal - Unspecified, Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud, Sha'ab and 31 additional locations. These events resulted in 25 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 25 | ACLED |
| 26-12-2025 | The security situation in Syrian Democratic Forces -controlled areas remain s uncertain, with continued ISIL - related attacks and persistent localized violence | The security situation in Syrian Democratic Forces -controlled areas remain s uncertain, with continued ISIL - related attacks and persistent localized violence. Of particular note, a suicide attac k on a mosque in Homs today reportedly result ed in so me 30 casualties . Meanwhile, Israeli forces continue to undertake operations in several areas of Quneitra and Dar'a governorates , prompting renewed concerns about respect for Syria's sovereignty and the protection of civilians . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 24-12-2025 | Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus - Global update | Since the first report of MERS-CoV in the KSA and Jordan in 2012, a total 2635 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, with 964 associated deaths (Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) of 37%), have been reported to WHO from 27 countries, across all six WHO regions (Figure 1). The majority of cases (84%; n=2224), have been reported from the KSA (Figure 2). Since the beginning of 2025 and as of 21 December, a total of 19 cases have been reported to WHO. Overall, 17 cases were reported in the KSA from five regions named: Riyadh (n=10), Taif (n=3), Najran (n=2), Hail (n=1), and Hafr Al-Batin City (n=1) (Figure 3). In addition, two travel associated cases of MERS-CoV infection have been reported in France, with likely exposure occurring during recent travel in the Arabian Peninsula (Figure 3). This disease outbreak news report focuses on the recent nine cases of MERS-CoV infection reported between 4 June - 21 December 2025: seven cases from the KSA and the two imported cases to France. The details of cases reported earlier in 2025 can be referred to in the previously published disease outbreak news on 13 March 2025 and 12 May 2025 . Between 4 June and 21 December 2025, the MoH of the KSA reported a total of seven cases of MERS CoV infection. The cases were reported from three regions: Najran (2), Riyadh (3), and Taif (2). No epidemiological links were identified between the seven cases. In addition, between 2 and 3 of December 2025, the IHR NFP for France reported two cases of MERS – CoV with recent travel to the Arabian Peninsula during the month of November. Follow-up has been completed for all contacts and no secondary infections have been identified or reported. From September 2012, France has recorded a total of four laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including one death: two cases were reported in 2013, and the latest two cases in December 2025. All cases had been travelers exposed in the Arabian Peninsula and returning back to France. For additional details please see Table 1. Figure 1: Epidemic curve of MERS-CoV infections (2635) and deaths (964) reported globally between 2012-2025 Figure 2: Epidemic curve of MERS-CoV infections (2224) and deaths (868) reported in KSA between 2012-2025 Figure 3. Geographical distribution of MERS-CoV infections between 1 January and 21 December 2025 (n=19). Table 1: MERS-CoV cases reported by KSA and France between 4 June and 21 December 2025 | Social | WHO | |
| 24-12-2025 | Tenuous public order in areas under interim authorities' control | Tenuous public order in areas under interim authorities' control. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 23-12-2025 | Syrian government forces and the Kurdish -led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed yesterday to cease fighting in Aleppo | Syrian government forces and the Kurdish -led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed yesterday to cease fighting in Aleppo . This follows a series of attacks -blamed by both sides on the other -that resulted in four civilians killed, 15 others injured and more displaced . | Political | UNOCC | |
| 19-12-2025 | 29 Battles events in Syria (+26% vs previous week) | 29 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 26% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 26 locations including Tal Al Hadid, Dahleh, Afrin and 23 additional locations. These events resulted in 17 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 17 | ACLED |
| 19-12-2025 | 78 Strategic developments events in Syria (+15% vs previous week) | 78 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 15% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 64 locations including Breiqa, Shadadah, Tadmor and 61 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 13 December 2025, Syrian police and US forces operating under the Global Coalition imposed a security cordon and conducted raids in Tadmor and the surrounding area in rural Homs, leading to the arrest of between five to eleven individuals (including former ISIL members suspected of partaking in the attack) in Tadmor city following an attack conducted in the city targeting US forces earlier in the day. On the same day, Syrian police members and Global Coalition forces deployed in Tadmor city in conjunction with US warplanes and drones flying at low altitude over Tadmor city. | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 December 2025, Global Coalition forces including several armored vehicles accompanied by several QSD vehicles conducted a patrol through the streets of Ar-Raqqa city. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 December 2025, an Israeli patrol including between six and ten military vehicles entered Sayda al-Hanout and its surrounding area in rural Quneitra, set up between one and four checkpoints at the village's entrance and surrounding the village, searching several houses nearby and preventing some vehicles from entering or leaving the village. Israeli forces also offered aid to residents in the area, who refused to answer questions from the Israeli force and rejected aid offered in condemnation of Israeli movements in the region. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 December 2025, Israeli forces entered Ain Ziwan village and its vicinity in rural Quneitra and established a temporary checkpoint in the area. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 December 2025, Syrian armed forces entered the Tell Abiad area in rural Ar Raqqa, having travelled from Turkey. | 6. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 13 December 2025, a joint force of Syrian army and US forces operating under the Global Coalition closed the Deir-ez-Zor - Damascus highway near Tadmor in rural Homs as an emergency security measure, halting all traffic. On the Same day, the Global Coalition directed the Syrian Free Army to cut access to the Tadmor - Sokhneh road. | 7. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 13 December 2025, Syrian armed forces reinstated two military checkpoints at the entrance of the city of Aleppo - Al-Ashrafiyya and Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods to search vehicles and pedestrians. The checkpoints had previously been removed on 14 November in accordance with the 1 April agreement reached between Syrian authorities and QSD. | 8. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 13 December 2025, Syrian armed forces reinstated two military checkpoints at the entrance of the city of Aleppo - Al-Ashrafiyya and Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods to search vehicles and pedestrians. The checkpoints had previously been removed on 14 November in accordance with the 1 April agreement reached between Syrian authorities and QSD. | 9. Other: On 13 December 2025, Israeli forces fired live ammunition in an area in the vicinity of Al Mushida and Al Futyan farms in rural southern Quneitra coded to Al Khashniyyeh to prevent farmers and shepherds from reaching their lands which Israeli forces are using as sites for their bulldozing operations. The incident coincided with ongoing Israeli bulldozing operations conducted on land in the area, which was confiscated from farmers and shepherds. There were no casualties. | 10. Arrests: On 14 December 2025, Syrian armed forces (former JWS) arrested three Kurdish individuals who were traveling in a private vehicle from Aleppo city towards Ain al Arab in rural Aleppo over 'Kurdish' images found in their phones. | 11. Arrests: On 14 December 2025, Syrian security forces arrested a Syrian-American journalist and writer in Damascus city over a lawsuit accusing him of inciting sectarian tensions and ethnic strife in Syria. The victim is a critic of the former Assad regime who has also criticized Syrian authorities and recently unwittingly made statements which offended residents of Idleb province. The following day, the journalist was released, citing baseless charges. | 12. Arrests: On 14 December 2025, Syrian security forces conducted a security operation in the Farqalas and Qaryatein areas and in the eastern Homs badia, coded to Sokhneh, in rural Homs which resulted in the arrest of five individuals who are all suspected ISIL members including three ISIL members suspected to be involved in the attack targeting a joint Syrian-American delegation touring Tadmor one day prior. | 13. Arrests: On 14 December 2025, Syrian security forces conducted a security operation in the Farqalas and Qaryatein areas and in the eastern Homs badia coded to Tadmor in rural Homs which resulted in the arrest of five individuals who are all suspected ISIL members including three ISIL members suspected to be involved in the attack targeting a joint Syrian-American delegation touring Tadmor one day prior. | 14. Arrests: On 14 December 2025, Syrian security forces conducted a security operation in the Farqalas and Qaryatein areas and in the eastern Homs badia coded to Tadmor in rural Homs which resulted in the arrest of five individuals who are all suspected ISIL members including three ISIL members suspected to be involved in the attack targeting a joint Syrian-American delegation touring Tadmor one day prior. | 15. Arrests: On 14 December 2025, Syrian police arrested more than eleven Syrian police members in rural Homs following the recent attack against a joint Syrian-US delegation in Tadmor. Event coded to Tadmor. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 December 2025, a Global Coalition-affiliated convoy including six armed vehicles accompanied by several QSD-affiliated vehicles conducted a patrol along Ambara road in rural Al Hasakeh. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 December 2025, a Global Coalition-affiliated delegation including six armored vehicles visited Al Sin military prison in rural Shadadah in Al Hasakeh's countryside where several ISIL members are being held. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 December 2025, a US and Global Coalition-affiliated convoy including more than twenty trucks loaded with equipment and armored vehicles left the Qasrok airbase and travelled towards the Syria-Iraq border coded to Al Waleed Border Crossing in rural Al Hasakeh. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 December 2025, Global Coalition forces accompanied by QSD members conducted a patrol in Qahtaniyyah town and its vicinity in rural Al Hasakeh. The patrol included thee US armored vehicles and one QSD military vehicle. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 December 2025, Global Coalition forces including several armored vehicles travelled from Al-Hasakeh city towards rural Deir ez Zor coded to Deir-ez-Zor city. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 December 2025, Global Coalition-affiliated convoys carrying logistical and military reinforcements including tanks, armored vehicles and heavy equipment travelled towards areas in northern and eastern Syria, heading towards a base in the region. Event coded to the Qasrok Airbase in rural Al Hasakeh. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 December 2025, an Israeli patrol advanced towards the outskirts and vicinity of Jbata Elkhashab in rural Quneitra, traveling from a military base in the town's outskirts. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 December 2025, Israeli forces advanced into Breiqa in rural Quneitra and set up a temporary checkpoint in the village. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 Dec | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 19-12-2025 | 27 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+29% vs previous week) | 27 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 29% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 26 locations including As-Sweida - Unspecified, Al Tabqa - Unspecified, Al-Bukamal - Unspecified and 23 additional locations. These events resulted in 10 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 10 | ACLED |
| 12-12-2025 | 68 Strategic developments events in Syria (-8% vs previous week) | 68 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 8% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 61 locations including Quneitra, Al-Hasakeh - Unspecified, As-Sanamayn and 58 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 6 December 2025, Syrian police arrested four individuals in As-Sanamayn district in rural Dara who are founding members of a gang that conducts murders and extortions targeting residents in the area. During the operation, weapons and ammunition were seized. | 2. Arrests: On 6 December 2025, Syrian police members conducted a raid in the outskirts of Al Mayadin in rural Deir ez Zor and arrested a former Assad regime-affiliated 4th division member who had not completed a settlement agreement with the new Syrian authorities. | 3. Arrests: On 6 December 2025, Syrian police arrested three individuals in Saalu town in rural Deir ez Zor on arms trafficking charges who are suspected ISIL members. During the operation, weapons hidden in a hole were seized. | 4. Arrests: On 6 December 2025, Syrian police members conducted a raid in Al-Kashma in rural Deir ez Zor and arrested two former Assad regime members who had not conducted a settlement agreement with the new Syrian authorities. During the raid, personal weapons and ammunition were seized. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 December 2025, a US-affiliated convoy operating under the Global Coalition and accompanied by QSD members including fourteen armored vehicles passed through Sosa town in rural Deir ez Zor before travelling towards Baghuz town. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 December 2025, Global Coalition forces conducted a joint patrol with QSD fighters which departed from the Shadadah base in rural Al Hasakeh, entering Thiban town in rural Deir ez Zor before travelling eastward. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 December 2025, QSD forces reinforcements including mercenaries who are former Assad regime members entered the Koniko Gas Field in rural Deir ez Zor in anticipation of gatherings celebrating the fall of the former Assad regime in conjunction with QSD forces deploying snipers in the Koniko Gas Field and QSD reinforcements arriving in rural eastern and western Deir ez Zor, travelling from Al Hasakeh province. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 December 2025, Global Coalition forces conducted a patrol in several towns in the Jazira area in rural eastern Deir ez Zor. Event coded to Zghir Jazireh. | 9. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 6 December 2025, an Israeli patrol including two tanks and seven four-wheel-drive vehicles entered Bait Jan and an abandoned former Assad regime-affiliated military barracks along the Bait Jan - Hadar road in Rural Damascus and detonated unexploded ordinances found inside the site before continuing their patrol along the border strip. On the same day, Israeli forces entered the vicinity of Bait Jan in addition to other Israeli forces entering previously established military outposts in the area and detonating old ordinances left behind by former Assad regime members. | 10. Other: On 6 December 2025, QSD forces issued a decision prohibiting any public gatherings or social events on the 7th and 8th of December, the anniversary of the fall of the former Assad regime, citing a rise in ISIL activities in the region. Event coded to Al-Hasakeh city. | 11. Other: On 6 December 2025, Syrian security forces seized approximately 200,000 Captagon pills and 324 kilograms of Hashish intended for smuggling after conducting a search in Az-Zabdani area in Rural Damascus. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 December 2025, QSD forces deployed snipers in the city of Deir-ez-Zor - Industrial Zone area. On the same day, QSD reinforcements arrived in rural eastern and western Deir ez Zor, travelling from Al Hasakeh province. | 13. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 7 December 2025, QSD snipers deployed on rooftops in Al-Hasakeh city in anticipation of gatherings to celebrate the fall of the former Assad regime. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 December 2025, a Turkish-affiliated convoy including more than twenty heavy and medium military vehicles entered Ras al-Ain city in rural Al Hasakeh, traveling from the Adwaniya crossing. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 December 2025, Turkish army convoys entered northern Syria from Afrin, Ras al Ain and northern Aleppo and travelled towards Menbij in rural Aleppo. | 16. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 7 December 2025, QSD forces deployed in main squares and roundabouts in Ar-Raqqa city in anticipation of celebrations marking the anniversary of the fall of the former Assad regime. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 December 2025, Syrian armed forces (Shahin brigades) travelled towards rural Ar Raqqa coded Sabka town, traveling from Damascus. | 18. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 7 December 2025, Syrian police members deployed in Al-Bukamal in rural Deir ez Zor to provide security during anniversary celebrations of the fall of the former Assad regime. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 December 2025, Global Coalition forces conducted a patrol in several towns in the Jazira area in rural Deir ez Zor coded to Sweidan Jazira. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 December 2025, Global Coalition forces deployed in Tayyana town in rural Deir ez Zor in conjunction with warplanes flying over the area. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 December 2025, QSD accompanied by Global Coalition forces including several US armored vehicles conducted a patrol in Shiheil in rural Deir ez Zor. On the same day, the convoy passed through Shanan town via Darnaj village and continuing its journey eastward. Global Coalition warplanes flew over the area. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 December 2025, Syrian armed forces including Shahin drone brigade members travelled towards Deir-ez-Zor city from Damascus. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 December 2025, two Global Coalition-affiliated convoys entered Hawayej Bumasaa in rural Deir ez Zor, traveling from the Ma'amel area. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 December 2025, a Russian cargo plane arrived at the Quamishli Airbase in rural Al Hasakeh and took approximately 300 fighters previously affiliated with the former Assad regime before flying away. Their transfer to Russia is believed to be for recruitment as mercenaries. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 December 2025, US forces operating under the Global Coalition brought reinforcements including twenty trucks, military vehicles, sealed containers and fuel tankers towards the Qasrok Airbase in rural Al Hasakeh. | 26. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 8 December 2025, Syrian security forces ended celebrations commemorating the anniversary of the fall of the former Assad regime early, announcing the closure of roads Damascus - Umayyad Square to ensure safety during the event following overcrowding and stampedes among attendees which led to the killing of one young man in the city and 265 injuries, most of which were minor. | 27. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 8 December 2025, Syrian police and Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management members deployed around Homs - Clock Square in Homs city to ensure the safety of residents celebrating the anniversary of the fall of the former Assad regime. | 28. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 December 2025, an Israeli patrol including three military vehicles departed from a position near Adnaniyah towards Al Mushayrafa before traveling towards Rasm al Qabu in rural Quneitra. | 29. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 December | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 12-12-2025 | 21 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-9% vs previous week) | 21 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 9% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 21 locations including Abdin, Al-Latamna, Arida Crossing and 18 additional locations. These events resulted in 5 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 5 | ACLED |
| 12-12-2025 | 23 Battles events in Syria (-18% vs previous week) | 23 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 18% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 19 locations including Sosa, Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, Al Tabqa - Unspecified and 16 additional locations. These events resulted in 7 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 7 | ACLED |
| 10-12-2025 | Seasonal influenza - Global situation | Globally, influenza activity has increased since October 2025 with influenza A viruses predominant among the viruses detected globally. In many northern hemisphere countries, acute respiratory infection levels increase at this time of year. These increases are typically caused by seasonal epidemics of respiratory pathogens such as influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other common respiratory viruses. The exact timing of the onset, the duration, magnitude and the severity of each epidemic might vary by location, influenced by multiple factors such as type of circulating viruses (including influenza and other respiratory pathogens), relative population immunity and environmental conditions. In the northern hemisphere, some countries have reported early starts to the influenza season. In other countries, influenza activity is starting to increase, but has not yet reached the epidemic threshold. In the southern hemisphere, some countries have had unusually long seasons compared to previous years, with virus activity remaining higher than usual in recent months. Global influenza surveillance and monitoring is conducted through the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS), a WHO-coordinated network of over 160 institutions in 131 Member States. GISRS is tasked with conducting year-round surveillance and monitoring of influenza viruses and serving as the global alert mechanism for the emergence of novel influenza viruses and other respiratory pathogens with pandemic potential. In the northern hemisphere temperate and sub-tropical countries, areas and territories, influenza activity was generally low from June to August 2025. Activity gradually increased in September and continued to increase through November 2025. Influenza A viruses, especially A(H3N2) viruses, predominated during this period (Fig. 1). In the southern hemisphere temperate and sub-tropical countries, areas and territories, influenza activity generally decreased from June 2025 and remained low through August. However, a slight increase has been observed since September. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses predominated in June and July; however, A(H3N2) viruses have predominated since September (Fig. 2). In tropical areas, there has been sustained influenza activity from June through November. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses predominated through July. Since then, the proportion of influenza A(H3N2) viruses among reported detections has increased and has become predominant since the end of September (Fig. 3). Figure 1. Virus detections by subtype reported to FluNet, from 1 June to 30 November 2025 for the northern hemisphere temperate and sub-tropical countries, areas and territories. Source: GISRS: https://worldhealthorg.shinyapps.io/flunetchart/ Figure 2. Virus detections by subtype reported to FluNet, from 1 June to 30 November 2025, for the southern hemisphere temperate and sub-tropical countries, areas and territories. Source: GISRS: https://worldhealthorg.shinyapps.io/flunetchart/ Figure 3. Virus detections by subtype reported to FluNet, from 1 June to 30 November 2025, for tropical countries, areas and territories. Source: GISRS: https://worldhealthorg.shinyapps.io/flunetchart/ Genetic characteristics of recent seasonal influenza viruses Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and influenza B/Victoria lineage viruses continue to circulate in all regions albeit at low levels. Influenza A(H3N2) viruses Based on genetic sequence data available in GISAID , a mixture of A(H3N2) haemagglutinin (HA) clades and subclades are currently circulating globally; however, there has been a recent and rapid rise in a particular subclade of A(H3N2), J.2.4.1 (alias subclade K Nextclade / Nextstrain nomenclature). A(H3N2) subclade K viruses have genetically drifted from related J.2.4 viruses and have several amino acid changes in their HA in comparison. Detections of subclade K viruses are increasing in many parts of the world, with the exception, to date, of South America. Subclade K viruses were particularly evident from August 2025 in Australia and New Zealand and have now been detected in more than 34 countries over the last 6 months. Figure 4. Influenza A(H3N2) percent positivity reported for epidemiological week 48 (24 to 30 November) 2025 Source: GISRS: https://www.who.int/teams/global-influenza-programme/surveillance-and-monitoring/influenza-surveillance-outputs Overview of seasonal influenza by WHO Region African region Influenza detections in the WHO African Region overall increased in October with influenza A(H3N2) predominant. The timing and predominant virus varied by zone. In the western part of the region, influenza detections increased in September and October with A(H3N2) predominant since October. All seasonal subtypes have been detected continuously in the middle and eastern parts of the region. Influenza activity peaked in May 2025 in South Africa with almost exclusively A(H3N2) detections; in recent weeks influenza activity has increased slightly but remained low. Eastern Mediterranean Region While influenza activity in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region overall increased in October with A(H3N2) viruses predominant, there were variations by zone. In countries in the northern part of the region, influenza detections increased in October with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 predominant and lesser proportions of influenza A(H3N2) and B virus detections reported. In the Arabian Peninsula, influenza detections also increased in October but with influenza A(H3N2) viruses predominant. European Region As of 21 November 2025, reported rates of influenza-like illness (ILI) and/or acute respiratory infection (ARI) in primary care were at baseline levels for most countries and areas of the WHO European Region. However, detections were increasing and regionally pooled test percent positivity in primary care sentinel surveillance rose above 10% in weeks 45 and 46 (ending on 15 November), marking the start of the 2025/26 influenza season for the European Region. This was approximately four weeks earlier than the median, but not out of the ordinary, with epidemiological trends similar to those observed in the 2022/23 influenza season. Influenza activity was variable between countries, with those in the west of the Region generally seeing earlier increases of influenza indicators compared to others. Influenza admissions, detections, and percent positivity in hospital surveillance were also increasing from inter-seasonal levels, with a higher proportion aged 65 years or older. A majority of influenza detections from sentinel and non-sentinel primary care and hospital surveillance systems were A(H3N2) viruses. Region of the Americas During the 2025 southern hemisphere season in the Americas, influenza transmission exceeded the seasonal threshold in mid-March, remaining mostly at low to moderate levels. Circulation was driven by influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, reaching a peak positivity of 19%. Activity then declined to low levels until the end of August, when an increase in circulation was observed, associated with influenza A(H3N2) in Brazil and Chile. As of beginning of November, Chile remains at moderate levels of influenza A(H3N2) transmission, without evidence of increased severity or rises in outpatient consultations. As of 4 November 2025, subclade K had not been detected in South America. In the northern hemisphere countries of the Americas, during week 45 of 2025, seasonal influenza circulation remained low, with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 predominating in the Caribbean and Central America. In North America, influenza activity—although still low—was increasing, mainly driven by influenza A virus detections. While most detections in Mexico were influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, a predominance of influenza A(H3N2) has been observed in the United States and Canada, with growing detections of the A(H3N2) subclade K. South-East Asia Region Influenza detections in the South-East Asia Region started increasing from Jun | Social | WHO | |
| 09-12-2025 | Syrians yesterda y marked the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime | Syrians yesterda y marked the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime. Of note, the Autonomous Administration banned gatherings in its northern and eastern areas, and Alawite community members began a five -day strike in support of Alawite leader Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal's call for dignity and rights. In this context, UNHCR reported that as of 4 December 1,266,885 refugees have return ed to Syria since December 2024, mainly to Damascus, Aleppo, Idleb, Rural Damascus and Homs governorates . | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 08-12-2025 | Since December 2024, the INGO Safety Organization has documented 865 Explosive Ordnance (EO) incidents and 1,592 associated casualties , including 580 killed, across the country | Since December 2024, the INGO Safety Organization has documented 865 Explosive Ordnance (EO) incidents and 1,592 associated casualties , including 580 killed, across the country . Despite chronic funding gaps and operational constraints, mine action partners have cleared 6.9 million square meters and 3 destroyed over 27,000 explosive items this year . Sustained multi -year funding and expanded access to rehabilitation and psychosocial care remain urgent priorities. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 05-12-2025 | 23 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+15% vs previous week) | 23 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 15% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 19 locations including Abdin, Eastern Tall al Ahmar, Koya and 16 additional locations. These events resulted in 7 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 7 | ACLED |
| 05-12-2025 | 74 Strategic developments events in Syria (+3% vs previous week) | 74 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 3% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 56 locations including Aleppo - Unspecified, Bait Jan, Rweheineh and 53 additional locations. List of events: 1. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 November 2025, a Global Coalition-affiliated convoy including twenty trucks carrying weapons, ammunition, logistical equipment, and fuel tankers was transported via Al Waleed crossing towards the Qasrok Airbase in rural Al Hasakeh. | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 November 2025, a Global Coalition-affiliated convoy accompanied by QSD-affiliated vehicles conducted a patrol along the M4 highway frontlines coded to Ein Issa in rural Ar Raqqa, as part of regular inspection patrols conducted in the area. The patrol had travelled from the vicinity of Tal Tamer town in rural Al Hasakeh. | 3. Other: On 29 November 2025, more than 130 QSD members including individuals who are of Arab descent, from Deir ez Zor, Dayr Hafir, Al Hassakeh and Ar Raqqa regions defected from the faction. Event coded to Shiheil in rural Deir ez Zor. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 November 2025, an Israeli patrol including six military vehicles entered Al Esha village in rural Quneitra, traveling from Al Asbah village after having departed from the Western Tall al Ahmar base. On the same day, Israeli forces issued warnings via loudspeakers to residents of the village, prohibiting them from approaching agricultural lands near the border with the Golan Heights, preventing farmers from accessing their land. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 November 2025, an Israeli patrol deployed near Western Tall al Ahmar in rural Quneitra. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 November 2025, an Israeli patrol including two tanks and four-wheel-drive vehicles carrying soldiers entered Rweheineh village and its outskirts in rural Quneitra and advanced along the Rweheineh - Western Zubaida road. On the same day, an Israeli patrol including four vehicles advanced into a former Assad regime-affiliated position south of Rweheineh. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 November 2025, Israeli forces including military vehicles deployed in the vicinity of Bait Jan in Rural Damascus in conjunction with Israeli drones flying over the town. On the same day, several families fled the town. | 8. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 29 November 2025, As Sweida National Guard fighters intercepted Syrian army and pro-government militia-affiliated drones which violated As-Sweida city's airspace by shooting them down. | 9. Other: On 29 November 2025, Syrian police members prevented a US-affiliated convoy operating under the Global Coalition from travelling towards Deir-ez-Zor city from crossing a bridge due to failing to notify authorities prior to the convoy's arrival, forcing the convoy to return. | 10. Other: Displacement: On 29 November 2025, dozens of families from Bait Jan in Rural Damascus were displaced towards rural areas following the sound of military vehicles moving towards the town's outskirts. | 11. Arrests: On 30 November 2025, Syrian police members arrested a former QDW commander along the Homs road in rural Aleppo, coded to Aleppo city who is accused of previously working with pro-Iranian militia and of suppressing protests in Aleppo and seizing the property of opponents of the former Assad regime. | 12. Arrests: On 30 November 2025, Syrian police arrested a drug dealer in Al Tabqa in rural Ar Raqqa after conducting a security operation, during which weapons and narcotics were seized. | 13. Arrests: On 30 November 2025, Syrian police-affiliated anti-narcotics directorate members in coordination with Iraq police-affiliated narcotics substances affairs members thwarted an attempt to smuggle 57 kilograms of the Hashish narcotic substance in an unspecified location and arrested two smugglers in an unspecified location coded to Al-Bukamal in rural Deir ez Zor. During the operation, the Hashish was seized. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 November 2025, Israeli forces including an armored vehicle and military vehicle carrying six Israeli soldiers entered the eastern entrance of Hameidiyyeh village in rural Quneitra and set up a temporary checkpoint at the entrance. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 November 2025, Israeli military vehicles were heard traveling near the outskirts of Bait Jan and around the Bait Jan area in Rural Damascus. | 16. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 30 November 2025, QSD fighters shot down a Syrian army-affiliated drone as it flew over Tal Siritel along the Sad Tishreen axis in rural Aleppo. | 17. Other: On 30 November 2025, Jordanian forces announced their thwarting of two drug smuggling attempts across the Syrian-Jordanian border coded to the Nasib Border Crossing in rural Dara. Jordanian authorities detected and intercepted a drone and a group of balloons carrying large quantities of narcotics. | 18. Other: Mass grave: On 30 November 2025, construction workers discovered a mass grave along the Tripoli road opposite Mazra'a village in rural Homs containing the remains of ten unidentified individuals previously killed by unidentified gunmen for unknown reasons during the former Assad regime's rule. | 19. Other: On 30 November 2025, Syrian police seized a large quantity of narcotics including 324 kilograms of Hashish and approximately 200,000 Captagon pills while inspecting a site in Az-Zabdani area in Rural Damascus likely intended for smuggling. | 20. Arrests: On 1 December 2025, police forces launched a security operation and arrested five former Assad regime members in Lattakia province, coded to Lattakia district. The arrested individuals held sensitive positions during the rule of the former regime, most notably their work as doctors and military judges at the former Tishreen Military Hospital in Damascus. They were involved in committing serious war crimes and murders, and covering up other crimes committed against a number of civilians inside several regime prisons. | 21. Arrests: On 1 December 2025, Syrian police arrested three individuals in connection with the killing of two Syrian policemen south of Nawa city in rural Dara one day prior, who were killed over a financial dispute over the sale of weapons. | 22. Arrests: On 1 December 2025, Syrian police arrested three individuals in Harasta in Rural Damascus and seized 24 kilograms of the Hashish narcotic intended for smuggling. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 December 2025, PKK-affiliated guerilla fighters deployed in Al Siraqa in Jabal Abdulaziz in rural Al Hasakeh for unknown reasons. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 December 2025, an Israeli force including three vehicles entered Sayda al-Hanout and its vicinity in rural Quneitra and established a checkpoint on the outskirts of Sayda al-Hanout to search vehicles and pedestrians, remaining in the area for several hours before withdrawing towards the Golan Heights. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 December 2025, Israeli forces including four military vehicles and two tanks entered Western Tall al Ahmar in rural Quneitra. On the same day, an Israeli patrol including two military vehicles travelled towards the Western Tall al Ahmar base. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 December 2025, Israeli forces established a checkpoint in Jbata Elkhashab in Rural Quneitra. On the same day, Israeli forces set up a temporary checkpoint along a road connecting Ain al Bayda and Jbata el Khashab in Rural Damascus to inspect vehicles and monitor residents' movements in the border area. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 December 2025, an Israeli patrol entered Um Batna village in rural Quneitra and es | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 05-12-2025 | 28 Battles events in Syria (-13% vs previous week) | 28 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 13% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 24 locations including Kanaker, Ara, Rassas and 21 additional locations. These events resulted in 21 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 21 | ACLED |
| 05-12-2025 | Broader transmission of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV – Global situation | Since the lifting of the second PHEIC for mpox on 5 September 2025, and as of 24 November 2025, 43 new confirmed cases of clade Ib MPXV have been reported across six WHO regions outside areas where sustained community transmission of this virus strain has been occurring. In four of these regions (Region of the Americas, South-East Asia Region, European Region and the Western Pacific Region), 24 cases had reported no recent international travel, suggesting local transmission. Based on this, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United States of America are now considered to be experiencing community transmission of clade Ib MPXV. In addition, travel-related cases continue to be reported in many countries. Among the 43 cases, half (22) were documented among men who have sex with men, while other cases were linked to travel to countries with known community transmission of clade Ib, or secondary to travel-related cases (household contacts and/or sexual partners). This report provides an overview of these recent cases of mpox confirmed to be due to clade Ib MPXV, by WHO region and country, summarizing key available epidemiological information, followed by WHO’s rapid risk assessment and public health advice. Summary of reported mpox due to clade Ib MPXV in WHO Regions and countries from 5 September to 24 November 2025 WHO African Region Since the lifting of the PHEIC on 5 September 2025 and as of 24 November 2025, one country, Namibia, has reported clade Ib MPXV cases for the first time. Community transmission persists in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Namibia Namibia notified WHO of one probable and two confirmed cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV. The index (probable) case linked to travel within the African Region and the two confirmed cases were his household contacts. No further cases have been reported following detection of this cluster. These are the first cases of mpox reported in the country. WHO Region of the Americas Two countries in the WHO Americas Region have reported a total of four confirmed cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV. One case detected in Canada had recently travelled, while three cases in the United States of America had no recent travel history or known epidemiological links to travellers. Canada Canada notified WHO of one confirmed mpox case due to clade Ib MPXV in an adult male with recent travel outside of the country and reporting no sexual partners after returning to Canada. The case received counselling on preventing further transmission. United States of America The United States of America reported three unrelated cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV in Long Beach (one case) and Los Angeles (two cases) counties, California. All three occurred among men who have sex with men, none of whom had a history of recent international travel or known exposure to mpox cases. None of the individuals had a previous MPXV infection or prior orthopoxvirus vaccination, and one case was immunocompromised. All three individuals were hospitalized, received standard medical care, and have fully recovered. Prior to the lifting of the PHEIC, the United States of America had reported six cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV, all linked to travel. Public health authorities conducted contact tracing among household, healthcare-facility and social contacts. No additional cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV have been detected to date. Public health investigations suggest ongoing community transmission of clade Ib MPXV among men who have sex with men and their social networks in southern California. Viral genomic sequencing data indicate that the three California cases may be linked to a previously reported case in the country in August 2025. WHO South-East Asia Region From 5 September to 24 November 2025, five cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV have been reported in the WHO South-East Asia Region, all in Thailand. All cases had a recent history of international travel and three self-identified as men who have sex with men. Thailand Thailand notified WHO of five new cases of mpox cases due to clade Ib MPXV. The cases included four males, three of whom self-identified as men who have sex with men, and one female. Travel histories indicate associations with recent travel to the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and the Russian Federation, where exposure to infection is likely to have occurred. Prior to 5 September, Thailand had reported five cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV, all of which were associated with international travel. WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region Three countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, Egypt, Lebanon and Qatar have reported six cases of mpox. Although the clade was not documented in Egypt and Lebanon, two cases attributed to clade Ib MPXV were reported in Qatar. Qatar Qatar notified WHO of two cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV. One adult male and one adult female, linked to travel within the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Prior to this period, Qatar had reported three cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV, all of which were associated with international travel. WHO European Region Countries in the WHO European Region have reported a total of 27 mpox cases due to clade Ib MPXV. Of these, 18 cases were classified as autochthonous, with no relevant history of recent international travel, suggesting undetected community transmission (Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain). Two cases (reported from Belgium and the United Kingdom) were related to travel within Europe and five cases to travel outside of Europe (East Africa, Uganda, United Arab Emirates), either to or from countries experiencing community transmission of clade Ib MPXV but also to or from countries where no community transmission has been reported, including Angola, the United Arab Emirates, and Viet Nam. Furthermore, at least 15 of the 27 cases, and 14 of the 18 locally acquired cases occurred among individuals who self-identified as men who have sex with men. Belgium Belgium reported to WHO one case of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV with recent travel to the Netherlands. This individual reported having had multiple sexual contacts with other men while in the Netherlands. Prior to 5 September, Belgium had reported six mpox cases caused by clade Ib MPXV, all linked to travel. France France notified WHO of one case of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV in an adult male traveller who had returned from East Africa. Prior to this period, France had reported three cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV, all linked to travel. Germany Germany notified WHO of three cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV. All three cases had a recent history of international travel: one, an adult male who had travelled to Angola, another an adult female who had travelled to Uganda, and the third, an adult male who had travelled to Viet Nam. Uganda has community transmission of clade Ib and Viet Nam has not previously reported cases of this subclade. Prior to 5 September, Germany had reported 12 mpox cases due to clade Ib MPXV, most of which were linked to travel. Greece Greece notified WHO of its first case of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV, in an adult male with a recent history of travel to the United Arab Emirates before arriving in Greece. Ireland Ireland reported two cases linked to a small cluster which was reported before 5 September 2025. The index case had history of recent travel outside Europe. The first locally acquired case was a child ( Italy Italy notified WHO of two cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV in adult males who had no history of recent international travel or known contact with mpox cases. There was no epidemiological link between these cases. Epidemiological investigations and contact tracing were conducted, and no additional cases were identified. The identification of these cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV in Italy, without any l | Social | WHO | |
| 05-12-2025 | There is considerable media interest in a newly uncovered archive comprising 70,000 photographs documenting the deaths of more than 10,000 detainees in Syrian prisons between 2015 and 2024 | There is considerable media interest in a newly uncovered archive comprising 70,000 photographs documenting the deaths of more than 10,000 detainees in Syrian prisons between 2015 and 2024. Verified through metadata and family confirmation, the collection could support future war crimes cases against former Syrian officials. Meanwhile, in Deir-ez-Zor and Al Hassakeh governorates , there is continued insecurity in areas under Syrian Democratic Forces ' control , with security incidents and heightened political tensions persisting . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 04-12-2025 | A UNSC delegation arrived in Damascus today to engage interim authorities and civil society actors on the status of political transition efforts and as regards the UN's future role in supporting | A UNSC delegation arrived in Damascus today to engage interim authorities and civil society actors on the status of political transition efforts and as regards the UN's future role in supporting human rights, humanitarian efforts and reconstruction priorities. Meanwhile, the security situation in As -Suwayda Governorate remain s fragile, with persistent, intermittent clashes between interim authorit y forces, allied tribal fighters and local Druze armed groups . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 02-12-2025 | 3 OHCHR describe s continued i nstability in areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF ) | 3 OHCHR describe s continued i nstability in areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF ). Reports describe renewed clashes with interim authorities and ongoing ISIL activity, including attacks on SDF patrols and operations against suspected ISIL element s in Ar-Raqqa, Deir -ez-Zor and Hassakh governorates. Persistent Israeli military operations in southern Syria, involving ground incursions and temporary checkpoints, have raised renewed concerns about sovereignty violations and civilian safety . Peacekeepers serving with UNDOF have report ed aggressive behaviour directed against them following a recent Israeli attack in Bait Jan (see also UNOCC Daily of 1 December) . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 30-11-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Deir ez Zor | On 30 November 2025, unidentified gunmen raided the home of a young man and shot and killed him in al 'Ardi neighborhood of Deir-ez-Zor city for unknown reasons. The victim is a displaced individual from Hama and previously worked with former pro-Iranian militia in the area. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-11-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Dara | On 30 November 2025, unidentified gunmen shot and killed an individual along the Nawa - al Olan road on the administrative border between Dara and Quneitra for unknown reasons. The victim was from Ghadir al Bustan in rural Quneitra. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-11-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Dara | On 30 November 2025, unidentified gunmen shot and killed a civilian in front of his home in Namar town in rural Dara for unknown reasons. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 29-11-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Ar Raqqa | On 29 November 2025, unidentified gunmen shot and killed a young man in Karama town in rural Ar Raqqa for unknown reasons. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 28-11-2025 | 20 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+25% vs previous week) | 20 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 25% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 20 locations including Al Arqub, Al Bab, Al Shuqayyif Industrial District and 17 additional locations. These events resulted in 5 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 5 | ACLED |
| 28-11-2025 | 72 Strategic developments events in Syria (-17% vs previous week) | 72 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 17% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 55 locations including Kharab Al Jayr Airbase, Al-Ajraf, Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified and 52 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 22 November 2025, Syrian police arrested four smugglers in rural Deir ez Zor, coded to Deir-ez-Zor city, for being involved in the distribution and promotion of drugs in the area. During the operation, 23 kilograms of Hashish, various narcotic pills and hand grenades were seized. | 2. Arrests: On 22 November 2025, Syrian army members (former JWS) arrested a Kurdish individual in Burj Al Qas in rural Aleppo on charges that his son previously collaborated with the former autonomous administration. They demanded a ransom of $10,000 for his release. | 3. Arrests: On 22 November 2025, Syrian police arrested a former QDW member in rural Deir ez Zor coded to Deir-ez-Zor city for unknown reasons. | 4. Arrests: On 22 November 2025, Syrian police members arrested two individuals in At Tall area in Rural Damascus who are suspected of drug trafficking and seized 90,000 Captagon pills intended to be distributed in the area. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 November 2025, a US-affiliated convoy operating under the Global Coalition including twenty military vehicles withdrew from the Shadadah base in rural Al Hasakeh towards northern Iraq. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 November 2025, an Israeli patrol entered Ain Ziwan village in rural Quneitra then proceeded to travel along a road leading to Abu Qubays village before withdrawing from the area. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 November 2025, an Israeli force including two vehicles and two tanks travelled from Eastern Tall al Ahmar and entered Western Tall al Ahmar in rural Quneitra where they raised an Israeli flag before returning towards the Eastern Tall al Ahmar area. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 November 2025, Israeli forces including four vehicles and about twenty personnel entered Al-Ajraf town in rural Quneitra and set up a temporary checkpoint to search passers-by. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 November 2025, Israeli forces including two tanks and four military vehicles entered Jbata Elkhashab in rural Quneitra and established a checkpoint at the entrance of a quarry area on a road leading to Ain al Bayda village. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 November 2025, Israeli forces including five vehicles entered Um Batna in rural Quneitra. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 22 November 2025, an Israeli patrol including seven vehicles advanced along al Hawr road between eastern and western Zubaydah villages in rural Quneitra before withdrawing towards the Beer Ajam and the Golan Heights. | 12. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 22 November 2025, Syrian army-affiliated engineering teams safely dismantled and defused landmines and IEDs previously planted by unidentified gunmen in an area extending from the Hayan petroleum company to the Jhar area in rural Homs. | 13. Other: On 22 November 2025, during a security operation coordinated between Syrian police in Dar'a and in As Sweida provinces, two As Sweida residents who were abducted by Syrian police for unknown reasons approximately 1.5 months prior from the Beirut - Damascus highway while returning from Lebanon were released by Syrian police in rural As Sweida coded to As-Sweida city. | 14. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 22 November 2025, ISIL members targeted a QSD fuel truck in Thiban town in Deir ez Zor countryside with machine guns, causing material damage. There were no casualties. | 15. Arrests: On 23 November 2025, Syrian security forces arrested 120 individual in Homs city including Beni Khalid tribal militia members, unidentified gunmen, and looters who attacked civilian properties in the city. On the same day Syrian police and army members deployed in several neighborhoods in Homs city including in the Homs - Abbasiyeh Muhajreen neighborhood and south of Homs city and dispatched convoys from Damascus city towards Homs city in response to the storming of several neighborhoods of Homs city by Beni Khalid tribal militia members who attacked civilians and vandalized property following the killing of a couple who are Bani Khaled tribal group members in Zaidal earlier in the day. On the same day, security forces announced the implementation of a curfew in the city. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 November 2025, QSD forces reinforced its positions and began constructing earthen berms around Ein Issa city in rural Ar Raqqa. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 November 2025, Syrian police members deployed in Zaidal and surrounding areas in rural Homs following the killing of a couple who are Beni Khaled tribal members in the town earlier in the day. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 November 2025, an Israeli patrol including two pickup trucks entered Al-Ajraf area in rural Quneitra and established a checkpoint between Ajraf and Um Batna. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 November 2025, Israeli forces including three vehicles established a checkpoint at the Ayn al-Baida junction in rural Quneitra and searched passers-by. | 20. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 23 November 2025, unidentified gunmen set fire to a filming site (al Nweilati city) in Qodsayya area in Rural Damascus shortly after filming crew left for unknown reasons, causing significant material damage to technical and artistic equipment and filming sets. | 21. Other: On 23 November 2025, a convoy of forty-six IDP families returning from northern Syria including from Afrin and its surrounding areas arrived in Hamouriya, Jisrein and other towns in rural Eastern Ghota in Rural Damascus. The convoy is the first of four planned convoys. | 22. Other: On 23 November 2025, a convoy of forty-six IDP families returning from northern Syria including from Afrin and its surrounding areas arrived in Hamouriya, Jisrein and other towns in rural Eastern Ghota in Rural Damascus. The convoy is the first of four planned convoys. | 23. Other: On 23 November 2025, a convoy of forty-six IDP families returning from northern Syria including from Afrin and its surrounding areas arrived in Hamouriya, Jisrein and other towns in rural Eastern Ghota in Rural Damascus. The convoy is the first of four planned convoys. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 23 November 2025, a QSD-affiliated patrol deployed in a square in Gharanij town in rural Deir ez Zor. | 25. Arrests: On 24 November 2025, Syrian police arrested several members of two families who are Al Mashahda and Al Sharabin tribal militia members who were involved in armed clashes in the city of Al-Hasakeh - Msheirfeh neighborhood which led to the death of two people and at least five injuries including a child. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 November 2025, a US cargo plane operating under the Global Coalition carrying reinforcements, logistical equipment and weapons travelled towards the Kharab Al Jayr Airbase in rural Al Hasakeh. | 27. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 24 November 2025, Syrian police expanded their deployment inside Homs city including at the city's entrances. Syrian police also extended a curfew until 5pm on Monday evening. | 28. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 24 November 2025, Israeli forces including six military vehicles crossed the ceasefire line and entered Kodneh village in rural Quneitra before withdrawing towards the Syrian-Israeli border. On the same day, a second Israeli patrol advanced into the same area via the same route. | 29. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: O | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-11-2025 | 32 Battles events in Syria (unchanged vs previous week) | 32 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This is unchanged compared to the previous week, affecting 27 locations including Kishkiyeh, Abu Hamam, Jdid Ekeidat and 24 additional locations. These events resulted in 34 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 34 | ACLED |
| 28-11-2025 | OHCHR reports that the situation in several areas under interim authorities' control remain s fragile, characterized by persistent challenges in maintaining public order, ensuring accountability, and | OHCHR reports that the situation in several areas under interim authorities' control remain s fragile, characterized by persistent challenges in maintaining public order, ensuring accountability, and addressing recurrent violence and criminality. Incidents of arbitrary killings, summary executions, and abductions persist with unidentified gunmen targetting members of minority communities. On Tuesday , peaceful protests and sit -ins were held across Latakia, Tartus, and Homs provinces , during which participants called for the release of Alawite detainees, an end to the killings and abductions affecting the Alawite community, and the establishment of a decentralized system of governance. In Latakia City, counter -protests reportedly emerged among groups supportive of the interim authorities during which demonstrators reportedly chanted sectarian slogans against the Alawite community. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 25-11-2025 | Reported clashes on Sunday in Homs City (Homs Governorate) resulted in two civilians killed, 11 injured and several fleeing, including two national UN staff members | Reported clashes on Sunday in Homs City (Homs Governorate) resulted in two civilians killed, 11 injured and several fleeing, including two national UN staff members. According to DSS, normal work modality resumed yesterday except for affected staff notwithstanding curfew extensions . | Political | UNOCC | |
| 24-11-2025 | OCHA cited a mine action implementing partner report that nine explosive ordnance (EO) incidents across seven governorates in Syria between 15 and 21 November killed four civilians, including a | OCHA cited a mine action implementing partner report that nine explosive ordnance (EO) incidents across seven governorates in Syria between 15 and 21 November killed four civilians, including a child, and injured 26 others, including 18 children. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 21-11-2025 | 32 Battles events in Syria (+19% vs previous week) | 32 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 19% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 23 locations including Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, Ghanim al-Ali, Thiban and 20 additional locations. These events resulted in 13 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 13 | ACLED |
| 21-11-2025 | 16 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-48% vs previous week) | 16 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 48% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 14 locations including Majdal, Abdin, Abu Hammad and 11 additional locations. These events resulted in 6 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 6 | ACLED |
| 21-11-2025 | 87 Strategic developments events in Syria (+14% vs previous week) | 87 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 14% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 62 locations including Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, Ghanim al-Ali, Kharab Al Jayr Airbase and 59 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: Around 15 November 2025 (month of), during the past month, likely to be Syrian police manning the Maadan checkpoint in rural Ar Raqqa arrested eighteen young men who were travelling in busses carrying travellers from Al Hasakeh and Quamishli towards Aleppo and Damascus city for unknown reasons. | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 November 2025, Israeli forces including two military vehicles advanced to the outskirts of Koya in rural Dara and fired live ammunition indiscriminately before withdrawing towards al Jazira barracks. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 November 2025, a Syrian army-affiliated convoy including trucks and vehicles loaded with equipment travelled from Al Bayda port area towards Lattakia city. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 November 2025, an Israeli patrol entered Maariya village and its vicinity in rural Dara and advanced several dozen meters into agricultural land near the border before firing live ammunition at the western outskirts of Maariya and withdrawing. | 5. Arrests: On 15 November 2025, Syrian police members arrested a former Assad regime member (pilot) in rural Hama coded to Hama city who is described as one of the most wanted individuals for committing war crimes during the former regime's rule. | 6. Arrests: On 15 November 2025, Syrian police members arrested an individual who is from Al-Qardaha area in rural Lattakia on charges of monitoring police patrol and sending data with entities seeking to undermine security. On the same day, Syrian police arrested a former Al-Quds commander in rural Lattakia. | 7. Arrests: On 15 November 2025, while conducting a patrol, Syrian police members arrested three individuals in Harasta city in Rural Damascus and seized 24 kilograms of Hashish intended for smuggling. | 8. Other: On 15 November 2025, YPG forces announced the removal of four of their checkpoints in the city of Aleppo - Al-Ashrafiyya and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods. | 9. Other: On 15 November 2025, YPG forces announced the removal of four of their checkpoints in the city of Aleppo - Sheikh Maqsoud and Al Ashrafiyya neighborhoods. | 10. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 15 November 2025, Syrian military-affiliated engineering teams conducted safe and controlled detonations of mines and war remnants previously planted by unidentified gunmen in the outskirts of the city of Deir-ez-Zor - Military Airbase, causing explosions to be heard. | 11. Change to group/activity: Security measures: Around 15 November 2025 (as reported), Israeli forces installed 19 swing gates across the area of separation in southern Syria (unknown location coded to Rafid in the countryside of Quneitra). Some of the gates were installed near UN positions. The exact dates of the measures were not reported, but they occurred between 18 August and 15 November 2025. | 12. Change to group/activity: Security measures: Around 15 November 2025 (as reported), Israeli forces installed a locked gate south-west of the United Nations position at Hermon Base in the Mount Hermon area (Quneitra), restricting the evacuation route between United Nations positions Hermon South and Hermon Base. This was part of wider measures by the Israeli forces who installed a total of 19 gates across the area of separation in southern Syria. The exact dates of the measures were not reported, but they occurred between 18 August and 15 November 2025. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 November 2025, QSD brought reinforcements from Kasra district in rural Deir ez Zor towards the Commandos brigade in the same district. | 14. Arrests: On 16 November 2025, Syrian army members (former Sultan Suleiman Shah Brigade) detained two brothers who are from Al-Malikeyyeh while they were traveling towards Damascus city to register as students at Damascus University over content found on their phone related to QSD. The victims were detained at a checkpoint approximately 70 kilometres from their starting point coded to Al-Hasakeh city. | 15. Arrests: On 16 November 2025, Syrian police members arrested two individuals in rural Lattakia coded to Lattakia city who are former Assad regime members accused of physically assaulting and torturing a civilian (which led to his death) during the former regime's rule in Lattakia city after a video of the incident recently circulated online. On the same day, Syrian police announced the arrest of two suspects in rural Lattakia coded to Lattakia city who are suspected of being involved in the attempted bombing targeting the Qanis police station on 30 October in rural Lattakia last month. The individuals are described as having connections to active 'militant cells'. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 November 2025, a Global Coalition-affiliated military delegation entered Ar-Raqqa city. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 November 2025, a Global Coalition-affiliated convoy including twenty trucks, fuel tankers, sealed containers, and military vehicles arrived at the Qasrok Airbase in rural Al Hasakeh. On the same day, a US-affiliated cargo plane carrying radar and air defense systems and reinforcements landed at the base. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 November 2025, Israeli forces including four military vehicles conducted an incursion into Al-Ajraf village in rural Quneitra and established a checkpoint near a water tank to inspect civilian vehicles before withdrawing from the area. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 November 2025, Israeli forces advanced to the outskirts of Maariya in rural Dara. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 November 2025, an Israeli force including five SUVs entered Sayda (Sayda al Golan) and its outskirts in rural Quneitra and set up a temporary checkpoint to search passers-by. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 November 2025, Syrian armed forces deployed reinforcements including personnel and military vehicles towards frontlines in the Ghanim al-Ali area in rural Ar Raqqa. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 November 2025, Syrian armed forces deployed several vehicles including tanks and armored personnel carriers along the Ithariyah - Ar Raqqa road, closing the road which connects QSD and Syrian army-controlled areas, and deployed forces towards the Ithariyah area in rural Hama where a Syrian army-affiliated checkpoint is located. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 November 2025, Syrian army affiliated-Naval forces conducted a military parade in Lattakia city before heading towards Ra's Al Basit town near the Syrian-Turkish border in rural Lattakia. The parade included the transfer of naval vessels and military equipment towards Ra's Al Basit town where a new naval base is to be established. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 November 2025, QSD reinforcements including special forces personnel, heavy weapons and suicide drones travelled towards frontlines in Ghanim al-Ali town and towards the Ghanim al-Ali axis in rural Ar Raqqa. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: Around 16 November 2025 (week of), QSD brought military reinforcements towards frontlines with Syrian armed forces in rural Deir ez Zor coded to Shiheil. QSD fighters also continued to dig tunnels and move large concrete blocks from the Koniko gas field towards the Euphrates river bed to reinforce its positions. | 26. Arrests: On 17 November 2025, Syrian police arrested two individuals in rural Idleb coded to Idleb city for selling drugs. During the operation, 1,060 Captagon pills | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 21-11-2025 | There are reports of continued ISIL -related attacks and localized violence in areas under Syrian Democratic Forces ' control , particularly in Ar -Raqqa and in Deir -ez-Zor governorate s | There are reports of continued ISIL -related attacks and localized violence in areas under Syrian Democratic Forces ' control , particularly in Ar -Raqqa and in Deir -ez-Zor governorate s. Meanwhile, Israeli military operations in southern Syria still continue , raising protection of civilians concerns and questions about respect for Syria 's sovereignty . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 20-11-2025 | According to OHCHR, the situation in several areas under interim authorities' control remains fragile | According to OHCHR, the situation in several areas under interim authorities' control remains fragile. There are persistent challenges to the maintenance of public o rder, ensuring accountability and addressing recurrent violence and criminality. Incidents of summary e xecutions, arbitrary killings and abductions persist, affecting members of some minority communities as well as persons perceived affiliated with former government forces. Of related note, the past week has seen intensified intermittent clashes between interim authority forces and Druze local armed groups in As-Su wayda Governorate. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 19-11-2025 | Yesterday, the Syrian National Commission for Missing Persons signed agreements with international organizations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons , the UN's Independent | Yesterday, the Syrian National Commission for Missing Persons signed agreements with international organizations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons , the UN's Independent Institution 3 on Missing Persons and the ICRC, with a view to enhanc ing cooperation and support ing efforts to determine the fate and whereabouts of all missing persons in Syria. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 17-11-2025 | Speaking from London last Thursday, Syria's foreign minister announced interim authorities ' intent to hold presidential and parliamentary elections | Speaking from London last Thursday, Syria's foreign minister announced interim authorities ' intent to hold presidential and parliamentary elections . Meanwhile , OCHA reports that humanitarian operations in southern Syria remain severely constrained due to funding shortfalls, with assistance reaching nearly 70 per cent fewer people in October compared to September . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 14-11-2025 | 27 Battles events in Syria (+50% vs previous week) | 27 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 50% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 22 locations including Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, Majdal, Najran and 19 additional locations. These events resulted in 5 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 5 | ACLED |
| 14-11-2025 | 31 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+35% vs previous week) | 31 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 35% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 27 locations including As-Sweida - Unspecified, Al-Thaala, Eastern Tall al Ahmar and 24 additional locations. These events resulted in 10 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 10 | ACLED |
| 14-11-2025 | 76 Strategic developments events in Syria (+1% vs previous week) | 76 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 1% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 63 locations including Lattakia - Unspecified, Al-Ajraf, Aleppo - Unspecified and 60 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 8 November 2025, a joint force of Syrian general intelligence members and police conducted 61 raids targeting ISIL cells in several provinces including in Aleppo, Idleb, Hama, Homs, Deir ez Zor, Ar Raqqa, Damascus city, Rural Damascus and in the Syrian badia. The raids resulted in the killing one ISIL member (in an unspecified location), the injury of one Syrian police member, the arrest of seventy-one individuals including ISIL members and wanted individuals accused of committing crimes against civilians and Syrian army members in addition to the seizure of ammunition and weapons depots from several areas. 1 fatality coded to Ar Raqqa. | 2. Arrests: On 8 November 2025, joint forces who are Syrian police and intelligence members conducted a raid targeting ISIL cells in Kharita, Bogeleyyah and Tarif towns in rural Deir ez Zor, leading to the arrest of several individuals including eleven individuals in Kharita and Bogeleyyah who are suspected ISIL members. | 3. Arrests: On 8 November 2025, joint forces who are Syrian police and intelligence members conducted a raid targeting ISIL cells in Kharita, Bogeleyyah and Tarif towns in rural Deir ez Zor, leading to the arrest of several individuals including eleven individuals in Kharita and Bogeleyyah who are suspected ISIL members. | 4. Arrests: On 8 November 2025, joint forces who are Syrian police and intelligence members conducted a raid targeting ISIL cells in Kharita, Bogeleyyah and Tarif towns in rural Deir ez Zor, leading to the arrest of several individuals who are suspected ISIL members. | 5. Arrests: On 8 November 2025, a joint force of Syrian general intelligence members and police conducted 61 raids targeting ISIL cells in several provinces including in Aleppo, Idleb, Hama, Homs, Deir ez Zor, Ar Raqqa, Damascus city, Rural Damascus (coded to At Tall) and in the Syrian badia. The raids resulted in the killing one ISIL member (in an unspecified location), the injury of one Syrian police member, the arrest of seventy-one individuals including ISIL members and wanted individuals accused of committing crimes against civilians and Syrian army members in addition to the seizure of ammunition and weapons depots from several areas. 1 fatality coded to Ar Raqqa. 0 fatalities coded. | 6. Other: Strikes: On 8 November 2025, teachers in Idleb governorate launched a strike in all schools across the governorate to pressure the Interim Government and the Directorate of Education to provide fair monthly salaries. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 November 2025, military and police forces deployed extensively in the 10th-Project neighborhood in Lattakia city, accompanied by military reinforcements and armored vehicles for unknown reasons. | 8. Other: Strikes: On 8 November 2025, teachers in Atareb town in western Aleppo countryside launched a strike to protest poor living conditions and low salaries. | 9. Other: Strikes: On 8 November 2025, teachers in Sahara town in western Aleppo countryside launched a strike to protest poor living conditions and low salaries. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 November 2025, Israeli forces entered Al Mushayrafa village and advanced toward Al-Ajraf village in Quneitra countryside, setting up a temporary checkpoint to inspect civilians' IDs. | 11. Arrests: On 8 November 2025, police forces arrested an orthopaedic surgeon after he was handed over by Turkish authorities while attempting to cross into Turkey (coded to Maarin village in Idleb countryside). The doctor had previously worked at the military hospital in Lattakia during Assad's regime. | 12. Arrests: On 8 November 2025, General Security forces raided several houses in Tall Aran town in eastern Aleppo countryside and arrested ten individuals including several former Liberation Army of Afrin members. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 November 2025, Israeli forces with six military vehicles entered Ofania village in Quneitra countryside and deployed soldiers inside the village. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 November 2025, Israeli forces entered Eastern Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside and set up a temporary checkpoint on the road between Samadaniyeh and Khan Arnaba to inspect passing civilians. | 15. Other: Mass grave: On 8 November 2025, four unidentified bodies killed by unknown armed men were recovered from Al-Thaala town in western As Sweida countryside and transferred to As-Sweida National Hospital by the Red Crescent. Sources indicated that the remains were part of an ongoing effort to recover bodies from areas affected by the July offensive by the Interim Government forces. | 16. Arrests: On 8 November 2025, police forces, supported by the General Intelligence Services, conducted raids targeting ISIL cells in the city of Homs and its countryside in Homs governorate, as part of a large-scale operation carried out across several provinces. A total of 61 raids were conducted, resulting in the arrest of 71 ISIL militants and the seizure of weapons, ammunition, and communication equipment. | 17. Arrests: On 8 November 2025, police forces, supported by the General Intelligence Services, conducted raids targeting ISIL cells in Ashrafiet Sahnaya and other areas in Rural Damascus governorate, as part of a large-scale operation carried out across several provinces . A total of 61 raids were conducted, resulting in the arrest of 71 ISIL militants and the seizure of weapons, ammunition, and communication equipment. | 18. Arrests: On 8 November 2025, police forces, supported by the General Intelligence Services, conducted raids targeting ISIL cells in the city of Aleppo and surrounding areas in Aleppo governorate, as part of a large-scale operation carried out across several provinces. A total of 61 raids were conducted, resulting in the arrest of 71 ISIL militants and the seizure of weapons, ammunition, and communication equipment. | 19. Arrests: On 8 November 2025, police forces, supported by the General Intelligence Services, conducted raids targeting ISIL cells in Hama city and its countryside in Hama governorate, as part of a large-scale operation carried out across several provinces. A total of 61 raids were conducted, resulting in the arrest of 71 ISIL militants and the seizure of weapons, ammunition, and communication equipment. | 20. Arrests: On 8 November 2025, police forces, supported by the General Intelligence Services, conducted raids targeting ISIL cells in Idleb city and its countryside in Idleb governorate, as part of a large-scale operation carried out across several provinces. A total of 61 raids were conducted, resulting in the arrest of 71 ISIL militants and the seizure of weapons, ammunition, and communication equipment. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 November 2025, Global Coalition forces accompanied by QSD fighters conducted patrols departing from the Qasrok airbase, touring southern and western rural Darbasiyah before traveling towards rural Abu Rasin in Al Hasakeh's countryside. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 November 2025, Israeli forces including two military vehicles accompanied by a drone entered Maariya village in rural Dara and surrounded a neighborhood where they conducted search operations before withdrawing. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 November 2025, Global Coalition forces including six armored vehicles conducted a reconnaissance patrol in Shiheil city in rural Deir ez Zor to monitor the security situation and secure the city's perimeter in conjunction with patrols affiliated with the Global Coalition accompanied by warplanes and helico | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 07-11-2025 | 23 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (unchanged vs previous week) | 23 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This is unchanged compared to the previous week, affecting 23 locations including Abul Thohur, Al-Bukamal - Unspecified, Al-Qardaha and 20 additional locations. These events resulted in 13 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 13 | ACLED |
| 07-11-2025 | 75 Strategic developments events in Syria (+44% vs previous week) | 75 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 44% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 62 locations including Jbata Elkhashab, Ofania, Al-Ajraf and 59 additional locations. List of events: 1. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 November 2025, an Israeli military force consisting of two tanks, seven military vehicles, and a bulldozer advanced into Eastern Samadaniyeh village in Quneitra countryside. | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 November 2025, police forces deployed additional security units and set up new checkpoints in Azaz city in northern Aleppo countryside after severe tensions and mutual threats between police leaders over accusations of bribery and misconduct by police personnel in Al Bab city, which raised concern among civilians about possible clashes the police leaders. | 3. Arrests: On 1 November 2025, police forces conducted a raid on a location on the road to Ashara town in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside and arrested a man accused of being part of a drug trafficking network and distributing narcotics in the area. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 November 2025, Israeli forces consisting of 12 armored vehicles advanced around Ofania village in northern Quneitra countryside after moving out from Hameidiyyeh base. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 November 2025, Israeli forces installed a permanent metal gate as a checkpoint on the outskirts of Western Samadaniyeh village in central Quneitra countryside on the road leading to Hameidiyyeh village. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 November 2025, QSD forces and Global Coalition military vehicles entered Mhemideh town in western Deir ez Zor countryside coming from Al Ma'amal area in the northern countryside. | 7. Other: On 1 November 2025, QSD forces brought heavy machinery and began digging a large tunnel capable of vehicle passage in Al-Hasakeh - Msheirfeh neighborhood of Al Hasakeh city under strict security measures. | 8. Other: On 1 November 2025, Global Coalition forces fired illumination flares over Mhemideh town in western Deir ez Zor countryside while bringing digging equipment for unknown reasons. | 9. Other: Mass grave: On 1 November 2025, Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management search teams (White Helmets), coordinating with the National Commission for the Missing, discovered a new mass grave in Ithariyah village in eastern Hama countryside containing the mixed remains of about four unidentified people killed by unknown armed men, after war remnants clearance teams ensured the site was free of landmines and unexploded ordnance. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 November 2025, four Israeli military vehicles entered Al Esha village in southern Quneitra countryside and offered service assistance to residents, who rejected the offers and reaffirmed their refusal of any Israeli presence or activity in their area. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 November 2025, Israeli forces entered southern Quneitra countryside and set up a temporary checkpoint on the Sayda al-Hanout and Razaniya Sayda road (coded to Sayda al-Hanout), searching passersby. | 12. Agreement: On 1 November 2025, QSD members met with Kasra community members in Kasra in rural Deir ez Zor and reached an agreement to de-escalate tensions in the district by halting demonstrations, re-opening the main road and refraining from targeting military vehicles passing through the area. Local leaders in attendance include the relatives of a young man killed days earlier by a QSD commander. | 13. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 2 November 2025, Syrian army members (who are former Ahrar al Sharqiya members) looted the entire harvest of a resident in al Hayat village in Ma'btali district in rural Aleppo in addition to deliberately breaking olive tree branches in the village. The incident took place in front of Syrian police members, who did not intervene to prevent the looting. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 November 2025, a joint Global Coalition and QSD-affiliated convoy accompanied by helicopters and drones travelled from Mhemideh town towards rural western Deir ez Zor, coded to Shiheil. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 November 2025, Global Coalition fighters stationed in al Tanf base accompanied by Syrian Free Army members (Desert Security Forces) conducted a field tour in Al-Seen Military Airbase in Rural Damascus amid speculation the field tour is a prelude to the establishment of a military base. | 16. Other: On 2 November 2025, Syrian police members seized a large quantity of narcotics including 323 slabs of Hashish and 35,000 Captagon pills hidden inside a grave in Az-Zabdani area in Rural Damascus, likely belonging to smugglers. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 2 November 2025, Israeli forces continued to fortify and erect earthen barriers in Hameidiyyeh in rural Quneitra. | 18. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 2 November 2025, QSD members dismantled parts of a bridge and a train and railway track near Jdid Ekeidat town in rural Deir ez Zor, angering residents for looting what remains of the region's industrial infrastructure. | 19. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 2 November 2025, QSD members continued to dismantle a sugar factory in an industrial area (al Ma'amal) north of Deir-ez-Zor city, angering residents for looting what remains of the region's industrial infrastructure and depriving them of job opportunities. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 November 2025, a Russian transport plane landed at the Hmeimim Air Base in rural Lattakia, On the same day, Russian helicopters conducted patrols in the surrounding area. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 November 2025, an Israeli patrol including two tanks entered Al-Ajraf village in rural Quneitra. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 November 2025, an Israeli patrol including six military vehicle travelled towards the vicinities of Ofania and al Hurriya villages in rural Quneitra and patrolled agricultural roads connecting the two villages near the Syrian-Israeli demarcation line. | 23. Other: On 3 November 2025, a Global Coalition-affiliated delegation including several vehicles headed towards the Western Alouk water station in rural Al Hasakeh to inspect the station and assess conditions at the station. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 November 2025, an Israeli patrol including three military vehicles crossed into Syrian territory and entered the village of Maaraba in the Yarmouk Basin area in rural Dara before returning to the Golan Heights. | 25. Arrests: On 3 November 2025, Syrian police members announced the dismantling of a cell linked to the former Assad regime in rural Tartous,, coded to Tartous city and confirmed the arrest of three Pro-Assad militia members who are all from al Asabiya village in rural Banyas and are accused of overseeing plots to cause instability including photographing Syrian police sites. The victims include a former Assad regime state security branch member and former Assad regime-affiliated 106th brigade member. All three individuals were referred to the counter-terrorism department for further investigation and proceedings. | 26. Other: On 3 November 2025, Syrian police thwarted a drug smuggling operation at the Nasib Border Crossing in rural Dara in addition to the seizure of quantities of the Captagon narcotics. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 3 November 2025, Israeli forces entered and conducted searches of houses in Al Mushayrafa village in rural Quneitra. | 28. Arrests: On 3 November 2025, Syrian police members arrested an individual in Damascus city who is accused of killing a Dar'a 24 journalist in Maaraba town in | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 07-11-2025 | 18 Battles events in Syria (+6% vs previous week) | 18 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 6% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 15 locations including Ara, Kasra, Abu Hamam and 12 additional locations. These events resulted in 2 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 07-11-2025 | Further to earlier reporting, alleged ISIL -affiliated combatants continue to engage Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) checkpoints and patrols across Deir -ez-Zor Governorate ; parallel SDF operations | Further to earlier reporting, alleged ISIL -affiliated combatants continue to engage Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) checkpoints and patrols across Deir -ez-Zor Governorate ; parallel SDF operations against suspected ISIL affiliates have also been reported in Ar -Raqqa and Deir -ez-Zor. Meanwhile, Israeli military operations in southern Syria continue to prompt concerns about Syrian sovereignty and civilian safety, with ground incursions reported in al-Quneitra and Dar'a governorates . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 06-11-2025 | The WHO warn s that 417 health facilities in Syria have been affected by funding cuts, forcing 366 to suspend or limit medical services | The WHO warn s that 417 health facilities in Syria have been affected by funding cuts, forcing 366 to suspend or limit medical services. OHCHR reports a still -fragile situation in As-Sweida , where sporadic clashes between interim authorities' forces , allied tribal fighters and local armed Druze continue in the governorate' s western and northern rural areas. Meanwhile, the Syrian Network for Human Rights has recently highlighted the torture of civilians, including women and children , and the ongoing risk posed by landmines and continued, targeted attacks on civilian infrastructure, particularly in Aleppo, Hama and Hom s governorates. | Social | UNOCC | |
| 05-11-2025 | Yesterday's UN report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Confl ict in the Syrian Arab Republic highlights ongoing severe impacts of the Syrian conflict on children, documenting over 3,300 | Yesterday's UN report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Confl ict in the Syrian Arab Republic highlights ongoing severe impacts of the Syrian conflict on children, documenting over 3,300 violations from late 2022 to 2024 perpetrated by various actors, includin g government forces. Notwithstanding, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict noted credible progress since December 2024 and expressed hope and continued support for protecting Syrian children. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 03-11-2025 | OHCHR describes a continued, volatile situation in SDF-held areas of Syria (see also UNOCC Daily of October ), with continued clashes reported between SDF and interim authorities , attacks by ISIL | OHCHR describes a continued, volatile situation in SDF-held areas of Syria (see also UNOCC Daily of October ), with continued clashes reported between SDF and interim authorities , attacks by ISIL -affiliated forces and SDF operations underway in Ar-Raqqa and Deir-ez-Zor governorates. Israeli operations in southern Syria also continue to raise protection concerns (see also UNOCC Daily of 28 October) . Meanwhile, UNHCR reports that, as of 30 October, upwards of 1.1 million Syrians have returned from other countries, while over 1.9 million IDPs have returned to areas of origin. These movements notwithstanding, about seven million people remain displaced inside Syria. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 31-10-2025 | 23 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-4% vs previous week) | 23 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 4% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 22 locations including Walgha, Abu Qalqal, Al-Khalidiya and 19 additional locations. These events resulted in 9 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 9 | ACLED |
| 31-10-2025 | 52 Strategic developments events in Syria (-7% vs previous week) | 52 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 7% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 46 locations including Dar'a - Unspecified, Eastern Samadaniyeh, Qasrok Airbase and 43 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 25 October 2025, police forces arrested a former officer in the Syrian army under Assad's regime in Hama city. He was detained on accusations of involvement in unlawful arrests and armed abuses in Eastern Ghouta in Rural Damascus during earlier years of the conflict, in addition to suspected criminal activity and weapons possession while later fleeing to Lebanon after Assad's fall. | 2. Arrests: On 25 October 2025, police forces arrested a former Syrian army major during Assad's regime in Aleppo - Trab al-Hellok neighborhood in Aleppo city, for alleged involvement in suppressing peaceful demonstrations in earlier years of the conflict and later leading a pro-regime militia that carried out attacks against civilians. | 3. Arrests: On 25 October 2025, police forces, with support from anti-narcotics units, raided a location in Dara governorate (coded to Dar'a city) and arrested an individual accused of cultivating cannabis plants used in producing hashish. The operation followed surveillance of suspected illegal activity, and the seized plants were confiscated for destruction under judicial supervision. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 October 2025, a military convoy of the Global Coalition withdrew military equipment from Shadadah military base in southern Al Hasakeh countryside, and headed toward the Syrian-Iraqi border (coded to Al Waleed Border Crossing). | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 October 2025, Israeli forces set up a temporary checkpoint on the road linking Tarnaja and Hadar in northern Quneitra countryside (coded to Hadar), while a helicopter was flying overhead. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 October 2025, Israeli military forces consisting of five vehicles advanced from Al Esha village toward Western Tall al Ahmar base, passing through the farmlands of Rafid and Ain al Abd towns in southern Quneitra countryside (coded to Western Tall al Ahmar). The movement occurred under intensive Israeli drone activity over the area. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 October 2025, Israeli military forces consisting of five vehicles entered Eastern Samadaniyeh town in central Quneitra countryside on a brief incursion before withdrawing a while later. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 October 2025, Israeli military forces consisting of four tanks and additional vehicles advanced toward Jaba town in Quneitra countryside and set up a temporary checkpoint on the road linking Jaba and Khan Arnaba, where they conducted searches and restricted civilian movement, while drones and helicopters flew overhead. No clashes or arrests were reported. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 October 2025, Israeli military forces consisting of six vehicles advanced near Tall Kurum in central Quneitra countryside. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 October 2025, Israeli military forces consisting of three tanks and several vehicles advanced near the former Saqari checkpoint at the beginning of the Al Salam highway -the main Damascus-Quneitra road- and established a checkpoint before withdrawing later (coded to Baath), while drones and helicopters were flying overhead. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 October 2025, Israeli military forces consisting of two tanks advanced into Hameidiyyeh town in central Quneitra countryside amid heightened alert in the area, before withdrawing. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 October 2025, General Security forces deployed several patrols to Sheikh Bahr town west of Idlib city to cordon the area following a fatal armed clash. | 13. Other: On 25 October 2025, an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew over several areas in Dara governorate (coded to Dar'a). | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 26 October 2025, Global Coalition forces deployed a military convoy consisting of trucks loaded with military and logistical equipment to the Qasrok Airbase in northern Al Hasakeh countryside. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 26 October 2025, Israeli military forces consisting of four vehicles advanced into Sayda al-Hanout village in southern Quneitra countryside, where they set up a temporary checkpoint on the road between Razaniya Sayda and Sayda al-Hanout villages and briefly stopped civilians, including a bread distributor, before withdrawing (coded to Sayda al-Hanout). | 16. Other: Mass grave: On 26 October 2025, Ministry of Defense of the Syrian Interim Government (White Helmets) uncovered a mass grave containing the remains of five unidentified civilians, including a woman, a child, and three men, inside a sewage pit at the entrance of a farm in Aabel village, southern Homs countryside. The remains were skeletal, relocated, and without personal belongings. The perpetrators and exact circumstances of the killings remain unknown. | 17. Arrests: Around 26 October 2025 (week of), police forces in Tadmor city in eastern Homs countryside, supported by the Anti-Narcotics Branch in Homs, arrested an unknown number of persons involved in drug trafficking and promotion during a security operation. | 18. Arrests: On 27 October 2025, a young man who is a water company employee went missing in al Musala village in rural Mzaira in Lattakia's countryside after being arrested by security forces likely to be Syrian military forces for unknown reasons. | 19. Arrests: On 27 October 2025, Syrian army forces arrested a former Assad military prosecutor in Lattakia province, coded to Lattakia district, who is accused for committing violations against civilians. | 20. Arrests: On 27 October 2025, police forces launched a security operation and arrested three former Assad regime members in Al Fatsa town in Al Mayadin district in Deir ez Zor countryside. | 21. Arrests: On 27 October 2025, police forces arrested a drug dealer in Deir-ez-Zor city and seized around 19 KG of cannabis plant (Hashish) in addition to 11,000 drug pills. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 October 2025, a U.S. cargo plane carrying military and logistical supplies in addition to a number of soldiers, escorted by a helicopter landed at Kharab Al Jayr Airbase north of Al Hasakeh countryside. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 October 2025, Israeli forces advanced on the outskirts of the nature reserve within Jbata Elkhashab forest in Quneitra countryside, and planted landmines. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 October 2025, Israeli forces with four tanks advanced towards Ofania town in Quneitra countryside. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 October 2025, Israeli forces with seven military vehicles and four tanks advanced in several towns and arrived at Ein Al-Nuriyah town in Quneitra countryside. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 October 2025, Israeli forces with six military vehicles advanced towards Western Tall al Ahmar town in Quneitra countryside. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 October 2025, Israeli forces with three military vehicles and two tanks advanced on the outskirts of Western Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside. | 28. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 October 2025, Israeli forces advanced in a military base in 90th brigade in Al Kawm town in Quneitra countryside, and started searching the location, before withdrawing and setting up a checkpoint on Al Kawm-Khan Arnaba road and searched people passing by as well. | 29. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 28 October 2025, police forces launched | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-10-2025 | 17 Battles events in Syria (-15% vs previous week) | 17 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 15% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 17 locations including Abu Hamam, Abu Hardoub, Abu Zandin and 14 additional locations. These events resulted in 3 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 3 | ACLED |
| 31-10-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Aleppo | On 31 October 2025, unidentified gunmen shot and killed a former Assad regime member and collaborator at point-blank range in the city of Aleppo - Al-Sukari neighborhood. The victim is from Deir Jamal. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 31-10-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Deir ez Zor | On 31 October 2025, unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed an off-duty QSD member in front of his home in Al Mayadin town in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 31-10-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Aleppo | On 31 October 2025, unidentified gunmen shot and killed a civilian in the city of Aleppo - Salah Al-Dina neighborhood who is accused of previously collaborating with the former Assad regime. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 31-10-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Homs | On 31 October 2025, Syrian border guards shot and killed a young man who works in the trade of cattle between Syria and Lebanon along the Syrian-Lebanese border coded to Al Qusayr in rural Homs who was suspected of participating in smuggling operations. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 28-10-2025 | UN sources describe continued volatility in eastern Syria | UN sources describe continued volatility in eastern Syria . Criminal activity, localized violence and armed group activity is reported in Deir -ez-Zor Governorate, as are recurr ing attacks , reportedly involving ISIL elements , on SDF and interim authority forces in SDF -controlled areas (see also UNOCC Daily of October) . Meanwhile, Israeli military operations in southern Syria continue to prompt concerns over sovereignty and civilian safety, with reports of ground incursions, house searches and arbitrary arrests in Dara 'a and Quneitra governorates, including in the occupied Golan. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 27-10-2025 | UNHCR reports that, between 8 December 2024 and as of 23 October 2025 , a total of 1,144,650 Syrians have returned from other countries, while over 1 | UNHCR reports that, between 8 December 2024 and as of 23 October 2025 , a total of 1,144,650 Syrians have returned from other countries, while over 1.9 million IDPs have returned to areas of origin , including 1,018,290 departing from IDP sites in the north . | Political | UNOCC | |
| 24-10-2025 | 20 Battles events in Syria (-33% vs previous week) | 20 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 33% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 19 locations including Al Tabqa - Unspecified, Abu Hardoub, Al Mayadin and 16 additional locations. These events resulted in 17 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 17 | ACLED |
| 24-10-2025 | 56 Strategic developments events in Syria (+33% vs previous week) | 56 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 33% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 44 locations including Deir-ez-Zor - Unspecified, Ar-Raqqa - Unspecified, As-Sweida - Unspecified and 41 additional locations. List of events: 1. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 18 October 2025, Israeli forces seized grenades, pistols, and anti-tank missiles from an unidentified armed group on Mount Hermon (Quneitra, Quneitra), while they attempted to smuggle the weapons from Syria to Lebanon. Israeli forces arrested the militants. | 2. Arrests: On 18 October 2025, police forces detained a suspect accused of shooting and killing a person on the Qanwat road in As-Sweida city the previous day. | 3. Arrests: On 18 October 2025, General Security forces arrested two former members of pro-Iran militias during the rule of the former Assad regime during a raid in the northern countryside of Deir ez Zor governorate (coded to Deir-ez-Zor city). One of the arrested had fled to Iraq after the fall of the former Syrian regime and had recently returned to Syria. General Security forces also seized documents and equipment from the suspects. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 October 2025, a military convoy of the Global Coalition consisting of 20 trucks arrived at the Qasrok Airbase north of Al Hasakeh countryside, coming from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The convoy included military and logistical equipment as well as fuel tankers, as part of ongoing support and resupply operations for forces stationed in the area. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 October 2025, an Israeli military force consisting of two tanks and five vehicles advanced along the road between Jbata Elkhashab and Ofania villages in northern Quneitra countryside, where they set up a temporary checkpoint, searched civilians, and restricted movement in the area. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 October 2025, Israeli military forces entered the road connecting Eastern Samadaniyeh village and Khan Arnaba town in northern Quneitra countryside, where they set up a temporary checkpoint and searched civilians and vehicles (coded to Eastern Samadaniyeh). Merkava tanks also advanced toward a UN checkpoint along the same road before later withdrawing to their positions. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 18 October 2025, Israeli military forces resumed bulldozing operations in the Jbata Elkhashab nature reserve area in northern Quneitra countryside after a four-month pause. The forces cleared over 100 dunums of forested land containing centuries-old trees. | 8. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 18 October 2025, General Security forces closed all entrances and exits to and from Deir-ez-Zor city following an armed robbery targeting a goldsmith (coded to Deir-ez-Zor). General Security forces deployed heavily across the city's main neighborhoods and roads as part of an intensified search operation. | 9. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 18 October 2025, QSD forces set up a checkpoint on the main street in Abu Hamam town in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside, conducting thorough inspections of passing civilians. | 10. Other: On 18 October 2025, Israeli forces fired illumination flares south of the Jbata Elkhashab village in northern Quneitra countryside, coinciding with intense reconnaissance drone activity over the area. | 11. Other:On 18 October 2025, police officers (customs officers) at the Jdidet Yabus border crossing in Rural Damascus governorate foiled an attempt to smuggle around 200,000 Captagon pills hidden inside a vehicle arriving from Lebanon. The operation followed a detailed inspection after officers became suspicious of the vehicle's behavior while entering the crossing. | 12. Other: On 18 October 2025, police forces discovered a large cache of rocket shells stored inside a cave near in Al Makhrim area of Homs countryside (coded to Upper Makhrim). | 13. Looting/property destruction: Looting: On 18 October 2025, two Syrian army members (who are former JWS commanders) seized the home of a Kurdish civilian and seized several olive groves belonging to villagers in Hesen Dera in rural Aleppo. The Syrian army members employed approximately fifty workers to harvest and loot the crops under Syrian army (former JWS members') protection who deployed in the area. | 14. Arrests: On 19 October 2025, police forces arrested a man in Tartous governorate (coded to Tartous city). The arrested was accused of leading a cell linked to the Anti-Military Operations Command Militia and of planning attacks against military and police personnel in coordination with others suspects. He is also accused of being involved in kidnapping, extortion, and killings during his previous work in the 'Palestine Branch' during the former Assad regime. | 15. Arrests: On 19 October 2025, police forces, supported by the Anti-Narcotics Branch units, raided a farm in Al Nasiriyah town east of As-Safira in eastern Aleppo countryside. The operation resulted in the seizure of a large cannabis plantation used for producing hashish. The farm owner and his son were arrested as a result. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 October 2025, a military convoy of the Global Coalition consisting of 10 armored vehicles traveled from Al Hasakeh governorate toward Ar-Raqqa city. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 October 2025, an Israeli force consisting of 10 military vehicles advanced into Sayda al-Hanout village in southern Quneitra countryside. The troops set up a temporary checkpoint for about an hour and questioned passing civilians about the presence of weapons and ammunition in the area before withdrawing. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 October 2025, an Israeli military patrol composed of several four-wheel-drive vehicles entered Rasm Al Halabi village in Quneitra countryside and set up a temporary checkpoint. The patrol later withdrew without conducting detentions. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 19 October 2025, an Israeli patrol consisting of three four-wheel-drive vehicles advanced into Eastern Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces:On 19 October 2025, two Israeli military vehicles, a jeep and an armored Hilux, moved through Al Mushayrafa village in Quneitra countryside toward the nearby hills in Quneitra countryside and briefly stationed there before withdrawing. | 21. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 19 October 2025, a military convoy belonging to the QSD forces deployed across several neighborhoods in Ar-Raqqa city amid a heightened security alert, for unknown reasons. | 22. Other: On 19 October 2025, helicopters belonging to the Global Coalition flew at low altitude over areas under Syrian Interim Government control in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside (coded to Deir-ez-Zor city). | 23. Other: On 19 October 2025, a drone belonging to the Syrian army crashed in the vicinity of Majdal village in western As Sweida countryside. It was unknown whether the crash resulted from a technical failure or if it was downed by As-Sweida National Guards forces. | 24. Arrests: On 20 October 2025, police forces launched a security operation and arrested a drug dealer who is responsible for the whole network in Dhameer town in rural Damascus, and confiscated 12 million drug pills. | 25. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 20 October 2025, Israeli military forces discovered a cache of ammunition produced by Assad's Defense Factories near Majdal Shams town in Quneitra countryside. A large quantity of 7.62 mm ammunition was found and transferred to forensic laboratories for examination. The ammunition bore markings indicating production by the Syrian Defense Factories formerly affiliated with the Assad regime. | 26. Other: Mass gra | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 24-10-2025 | 24 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+4% vs previous week) | 24 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 4% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 23 locations including Mhemideh, Al-Bukamal - Unspecified, Al-Rasafah and 20 additional locations. These events resulted in 11 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 11 | ACLED |
| 23-10-2025 | The situation in As -Suwayda Governorate and in other areas under interim authorities ' control remains fragile and of concern , with continued clashes between security forces and Druze armed groups | The situation in As -Suwayda Governorate and in other areas under interim authorities ' control remains fragile and of concern , with continued clashes between security forces and Druze armed groups reported in western rural areas (see also UNOCC Daily of 16 October) . Escalating tensions followed p eaceful protests this past weekend in As -Suwayda City, with demonstrators calling for self -determination and the release of Druze detainees. Instances of violence, including arbitrary killings and abductions, have also increased in other areas , particularly in Homs Governorate . Minorities and individuals linked to the former government continue to be singled out and r ecent attacks on Alawite civilians have raised concerns about sectarian targeting. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 17-10-2025 | 23 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (-30% vs previous week) | 23 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 30% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 21 locations including Al-Heri, Mhemideh, Al-Maabdaa and 18 additional locations. These events resulted in 13 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 13 | ACLED |
| 17-10-2025 | 30 Battles events in Syria (+36% vs previous week) | 30 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 36% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 28 locations including As-Sanamayn, As-Sweida - Unspecified, Al Mayadin and 25 additional locations. These events resulted in 19 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 19 | ACLED |
| 17-10-2025 | 42 Strategic developments events in Syria (-26% vs previous week) | 42 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 26% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 34 locations including Ofania, Damascus - Unspecified, Dar'a - Unspecified and 31 additional locations. List of events: 1. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 October 2025, QSD forces moved patrols across the western countryside of Deir ez Zor amid heightened security tensions in the area (coded to Ash Shula). | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 11 October 2025, Israeli forces conducted a military patrol along the Tablin road between Ma'laqa and Sayda villages in Quneitra countryside, where they set up a temporary checkpoint and began searching civilians passing through the area . | 3. Other: On 11 October 2025, Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew over several villages in the southern countryside of Quneitra province (coded to Rweheineh). | 4. Other: On 11 October 2025, Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew over several villages in western Dara countryside (coded to Wadi Yarmouk). | 5. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 12 October 2025, Israeli forces removed explosives from a pit in Ghajar (Quneitra, Quneitra), which likely belonged to Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. | 6. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 12 October 2025, Syrian police seized a large quantity of weapons intended for smuggling into Lebanon in rural Qusayr in the Homs countryside. The Commander of the US Central Command claimed the weapons were on their way to Hezbollah. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 12 October 2025, a US-affiliated convoy operating under the Global Coalition including military vehicles and pre-fabricated houses travelled from the Al Waleed Border Crossing in rural Al Hasakeh towards the border with Iraq. The convoy had departed from the Shadadah base. | 8. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 12 October 2025, Syrian police members conducted a raid targeting a vacant house in rural eastern Dara coded to Dar'a city after receiving reports of unidentified gunmen operating from the house. The raid resulted in the seizure of light and medium weapons and narcotics hidden in the house. | 9. Other: On 12 October 2025, Syrian police-affiliated customs, security and safety personnel at the Jdidet Yabus border crossing near the Syrian-Lebanese border in Rural Damascus thwarted an attempt to smuggle forty kilograms of the Hashish narcotic coming from Lebanese territory into Syria. | 10. Arrests: On 12 October 2025, Syrian police-affiliated anti-narcotics department members arrested two individuals and seized approximately 150,000 narcotic Captagon pills in their possession intended for trafficking in rural Lattakia, coded to Lattakia city. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 12 October 2025, a Global Coalition-affiliated convoy including approximately 150 trucks carrying armored vehicles, and military and logistical equipment withdrew from their bases in rural Al Hasakeh towards Iraqi territory. Event coded to the Qasrok Airbase. | 12. Arrests: On 13 October 2025, Syrian police members arrested two individuals in Aleppo city and recovered 158,000 Captagon pills and a kilogram of other narcotic substances, likely intended for smuggling. | 13. Arrests: On 13 October 2025, Syrian police members arrested a former Assad regime-affiliated military intelligence member in rural Dara coded to Dar'a city who specialized in security studies. | 14. Arrests: On 13 October 2025, Syrian police and counter-terrorism branch members arrested two individuals who are brothers in rural Hama coded to Hama city. The victims are former regime members who are accused of committing violations against civilians in addition to participating in battles alongside pro-Assad militia in several provinces during the former Assad regime's rule. Both victims are from rural Hama. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 13 October 2025, a convoy of Global Coalition fighters accompanied by a QSD-affiliated patrol travelled from Ar-Raqqa city towards Al-Hasakeh city. | 16. Arrests: On 14 October 2025, police forces arrested a former Assad regime member in Damascus city, accused of killing civilians while serving at several checkpoints in Sabina over the years. | 17. Arrests: On 14 October 2025, police forces launched a security operation and arrested three drug dealers in southern Aleppo countryside coded to As-Safira district, and confiscated 20 KG of drugs, and 267 thousand drug pills. | 18. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 October 2025, Global Coalition forces brought military reinforcements on board a US cargo plane to their base at Kharab Al Jayr Airbase north of Al Hasakeh countryside. The reinforcements included US soldiers, heavy weapons, and military equipment. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 October 2025, an Israeli military patrol advanced and set up a checkpoint at Ofania junction in Quneitra countryside, and started searching vehicles and people passing by. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 October 2025, a Russian military convoy of around 50 military trucks carrying logistical supplies and fuel tanks, entered Hmeimim Air Base in Lattakia countryside. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 October 2025, a QSD military convoy arrived at the outskirts of Shiheil town in Deir ez Zor countryside. | 22. Other: On 14 October 2025, police forces seized weapons and ammunition in an abandoned house during a raid in M'adamiyat al-Sham town in rural Damascus. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 14 October 2025, a QSD military convoy entered Mrat town in Deir ez Zor countryside. | 24. Arrests: On 15 October 2025, police forces launched a security operation and confiscated around 185882 drug pills in Damascus province coded to Damascus district, and arrested a number of drug dealers. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 October 2025, an Israeli military patrol advanced and set up a temporary checkpoint in Al Mushayrafa town in Quneitra countryside, and tried to raid one of the farmlands. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 October 2025, an Israeli military patrol advanced in Ofania town in Quneitra countryside, and raided two houses before they withdrew. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 15 October 2025, Israeli forces of 8 military vehicles carrying soldiers escorted by two tanks advanced towards Eastern Samadaniyeh town in Quneitra countryside. | 28. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 15 October 2025, unknown gunmen burned a women center in Abu Hamam town in Deir ez Zor countryside. | 29. Arrests: On 16 October 2025, police forces arrested a former commander of the Jabal Battalion under the previous Assad regime in the city of Lattakia. He was accused of large-scale extortion, exploiting his influence and close ties with the Assad family, and participating in operations and attacks on security and military centers during the events of 6 March 2025. | 30. Arrests: On 16 October 2025, police forces arrested four drug dealers one of whom is the former president's cousin in Al-Qardaha town in Lattakia countryside during a security operation, after they attacked a gas station. | 31. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 October 2025, a Global Coalition military patrol took place in a number of towns including Shiheil in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside. | 32. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 16 October 2025, an Israeli military patrol consisting of five armored vehicles advanced into the town of Tall Kurum in the central countryside of Quneitra and set up a temporary checkpoint on the road linking Eastern Samadaniyeh and Al-Ajraf. Patrol members inspected passersby and checked their identification cards before withdrawing toward their positions near the b | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 16-10-2025 | Persistent insecurity in As-Sweida Governorate | Persistent insecurity in As-Sweida Governorate . | Political | UNOCC | |
| 10-10-2025 | 22 Battles events in Syria (+38% vs previous week) | 22 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 38% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 21 locations including Sad Tishreen, Abu Khashab, Aleppo - Al-Ashrafiyya and 18 additional locations. These events resulted in 17 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 17 | ACLED |
| 10-10-2025 | 33 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria (+74% vs previous week) | 33 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 74% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 29 locations including Dayr Hafir, Sad Tishreen, Abdin and 26 additional locations. These events resulted in 10 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 10 | ACLED |
| 10-10-2025 | 57 Strategic developments events in Syria (+54% vs previous week) | 57 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. This represents a 54% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 50 locations including Al-Rasafah, Aleppo - Syriac Quarter, Eastern Samadaniyeh and 47 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 4 October 2025, police forces arrested an unknown number of individuals involved in smuggling alcoholic beverages via motorcycles from areas controlled by the QSD to government-controlled areas in eastern Aleppo (coded to Dayr Hafir). The suspects were apprehended while attempting to smuggle the contraband. | 2. Arrests: On 4 October 2025, police forces, in collaboration with the Anti-Drug Unit in Aleppo, carried out a raid on a house in the city of Aleppo. The operation led to the arrest of two individuals involved in drug trafficking. Police seized two pistols and large quantities of drugs prepared for distribution and smuggling. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 October 2025, an Israeli military patrol advanced on the Kodneh-Breiqa road in the Quneitra countryside (coded to Breiqa). | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 October 2025, an Israeli military patrol consisting of four vehicles advanced into the outskirts of Manshiyet Suweisa village in southern Quneitra countryside. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 October 2025, military forces sent reinforcements, including dozens of vehicles carrying weapons and soldiers, to the frontlines with QSD forces near Dayr Hafir and the Sad Tishreen in eastern Aleppo countryside, coded to Sad Tishreen. | 6. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 4 October 2025, Syrian police members closed all roads leading to Ar-Raqqa city and closed the Zakiya checkpoint along Ar Raqqa - Homs road amid heightened tensions with QSD. The following day, the Zakiya checkpoint, the Aleppo - Ar Raqqa and Hama - Ar Raqqa roads remained closed. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 4 October 2025,QSD forces set up a checkpoint near the Basira Bridge in eastern Deir ez Zor countryside (coded to Basira). The checkpoint was established to search for young men for compulsory conscription. | 8. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 4 October 2025, the Engineering Battalion of the 66th Division discovered a minefield containing over 5,000 mines, remnants of the former regime, near Deir-ez-Zor - Military Airbase in Deir ez Zor. Military-affiliated engineering teams began defusing the mines in the area. There is no information on incidents. | 9. Other: Mass grave: On 4 October 2025, police forces discovered a mass grave in Tall Kalakh town in Homs countryside. The grave contained the remains of an unidentified number of individuals. | 10. Other: Mass grave: On 4 October 2025, police forces discovered several mass graves in Makhrim area of northeastern Homs countryside (coded to Upper Makhrim). The graves contained the remains of approximately 16 unidentified individuals. The area had previously been under the control of the former Assad regime forces. | 11. Arrests: On 5 October 2025, Syrian police members arrested an individual who is accused of publicly executing an individual in Najran village in rural As Sweida one day prior over the victim's criticism of Druze militia leader Hikmat al Hijri. | 12. Arrests: Around 5 October 2025 (week of), Syrian and Jordanian police-affiliated anti-narcotics department members announced the thwarting of seven drug smuggling attempts across the Syrian-Jordanian border, coded to Nasib Border Crossing, and the arrest of several individuals on drug smuggling charges in addition to the seizure of one million narcotic pills intended for smuggling. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 5 October 2025, an Israeli patrol including four vehicles entered Ayn al-Baida village in rural Quneitra and set up a temporary checkpoint along a main road in the village and searched passers-by. | 14. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 5 October 2025, Syrian armed forces closed Al-Rasafah road in rural Ar Raqqa which connects the province to Hama. | 15. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 5 October 2025, Syrian army members closed the Maadan - Ar Raqqa road in rural Ar Raqqa for unknown reasons, disrupting movement between QSD and Syrian army-controlled areas. The closure is believed to be linked to security tensions or disputes between checkpoints deployed along the road. | 16. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 5 October 2025, Syrian police members closed a road linking Ithariyah in rural Hama with QSD-controlled areas in rural Ar Raqqa for unknown reasons, disrupting movement between QSD and Syrian army-controlled areas. The closure is believed to be linked to security tensions or disputes between checkpoints deployed along the road. | 17. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 5 October 2025, Syrian police members closed Al Tabqa - As-Salamiyeh in rural Ar Raqqa, ceasing the transport of goods and passengers between Syrian government and QSD-controlled areas. | 18. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 5 October 2025, QSD members closed all river crossings in Kasra and Mhemideh in rural Deir ez Zor, in addition to closing a dirt bridge in Deir-ez-Zor city which connects the eastern and western banks of the Euphrates river and Al Mayadin - Al Hawayij river crossing. | 19. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 5 October 2025, QSD members erected barriers along Ar Raqqa - Deir ez Zor road, blocking the road between Ratlah village and al Akrishi area in rural Ar Raqqa. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 5 October 2025, Russian reinforcements including armoured vehicles, personnel, logistical supplies and missiles arrived in the Hmeimim Air Base in rural Lattakia before travelling towards the port of Tartous. | 21. Arrests: On 6 October 2025, Syrian police members detained an individual in rural As Sweida coded to As-Sweida city who is accused of committing violations in As Sweida province. The individual is a former QSD fighter and the arrest was made at the request of a special investigation committee. | 22. Arrests: Around 6 October 2025 (week of), Syrian police members conducted a raid in Wadi Qandil in rural Lattakia and detained approximately fifty people including women for unknown reasons. | 23. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 October 2025, a Global Coalition-affiliated patrol including several armoured vehicles conducted a field tour in Mhemideh in rural Deir ez Zor. The patrol reached the banks of the Euphrates river before traveling towards AL Hessan town. | 24. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 October 2025, joint Global Coalition and QSD-affiliated patrols entered Shiheil town in rural Deir ez Zor for unknown reasons. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 October 2025, two Global Coalition and US-affiliated helicopters landed at the Shadadah base in rural Al Hasakeh. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 October 2025, QSD reinforced its positions in rural southern Ar Raqqa including in the badia of Al-Rasafah, south of Al Tabqa - Airbase and in the outskirts of Maskana and Debsi coded to Debsi Afnan. | 27. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 October 2025, QSD reinforced its positions in rural southern Ar Raqqa including in the badia of Al-Rasafah, south of Al Tabqa - Airbase and in the outskirts of Maskana and Debsi coded to Debsi Afnan. | 28. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 October 2025, QSD reinforced its positions in rural southern Ar Raqqa including in the badia of Al-Rasafah, south of Al Tabqa - Airbase and in the outskirts of Maskana and Debsi coded to Debsi Afnan. | 29. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 October 2025, QSD reinforced its positions in rural southern Ar Raqqa including in the badia of Al-Rasafah, south | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 09-10-2025 | OHCHR describes the continued arbitrary killing of minorities and persons affiliated with the former government in areas under interim authorities' control | OHCHR describes the continued arbitrary killing of minorities and persons affiliated with the former government in areas under interim authorities' control . Further to earlier mention, the situation remains 3 particularly fragile in As -Suwayda , where intermittent clashes between armed Druze and interim government forces persist. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 07-10-2025 | Preliminary results of the first parliamentary electio ns since the fall of Bashar al -Assad were published yesterday for 119 out of 210 seats | Preliminary results of the first parliamentary electio ns since the fall of Bashar al -Assad were published yesterday for 119 out of 210 seats . Certain elections were postponed due to l ogistical issues while the interim President is due to appoint the remaining members . Election officials acknowledg ed a low success rate for women and religious minorities. Meanwhile, OCHA informed of a rapid escalation of hostilities in Aleppo over the past 48 hours, with latest reports indicating a ceasefire agreement , temporary halting the active fighting within the city . Relate dly, interim Syrian Defense Minister and Syrian Democratic Forces Commander reportedly agreed today , in presence of US officials in Damascus , on a comprehensive ceasefire agreement across all fronts with immediate effect . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 03-10-2025 | 19 Explosions/Remote violence events in Syria | 19 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Syria during this week. Comparable prior-week data was not available, affecting 18 locations including Harim, 52nd Armored Brigade, Abu Hamam and 15 additional locations. These events resulted in 7 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 7 | ACLED |
| 03-10-2025 | 37 Strategic developments events in Syria | 37 Strategic developments events were recorded in Syria during this week. Comparable prior-week data was not available, affecting 30 locations including Qasrok Airbase, Dar'a - Unspecified, Kodneh and 27 additional locations. List of events: 1. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 September 2025, Global Coalition forces brought military reinforcements on board a US cargo plane to their base at Kharab Al Jayr Airbase north of Al Hasakeh countryside. The reinforcements included US soldiers, heavy weapons, and military equipment, accompanied by the overflight of a combat helicopter in the area. | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 September 2025, Turkish military convoys and trucks entered Kwaires Military Airbase in Aleppo in parallel with the closure of the Aleppo-Ar Raqqa highway and side roads leading to Dayr Hafir city in eastern rural Aleppo. The movement was accompanied by strict security measures and checkpoints at main entrances, disrupting traffic between Aleppo and Ar Raqqa and hindering civilian access. | 3. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 September 2025, police forces were deployed throughout Aleppo - Al-Nayrab camp in Aleppo (coded to Aleppo - Al-Nayrab), imposed a curfew, and conducted searches under the pretext of pursuing wanted individuals after shooting and killing a Palestinian resident and injuring another. | 4. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 27 September 2025, police forces foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons and ammunition through illegal crossings in Al Qusayr area in rural Homs toward neighboring countries. A vehicle loaded with RPG shells, mortar rounds, and machine guns was seized. Following investigations, authorities raided a warehouse and found more than 200 Grad rockets. | 5. Other: On 27 September 2025, Israeli reconnaissance aircraft conducted intensive flights over northern Quneitra province (coded to Quneitra), simultaneously with drone activity over the central sector of the area. | 6. Arrests: On 28 September 2025, Syrian police members arrested a wanted individual in rural Dara coded to Dar'a city. The victim is a former Assad regime member who previously participated in several battles in the Jobar neighborhood in Damascus city, in Tafas city and in rural Dara. The victim is also accused of committing crimes against civilians during the former Assad regime's rule. On the same day, the Syrian interior ministry published a video of excerpts from a new security operation they conducted in an unspecified location that resulted in the arrest of several former Assad regime-affiliated officers. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 September 2025, a Global Coalition-affiliated convoy including thirty-five trucks loaded with military and logistical equipment entered Syria through Al Waleed border crossing and travelled towards the Qasrok Airbase in rural Al Hasakeh. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 September 2025, Israeli forces including two military vehicles advanced into Al Mushayrafa village in rural Quneitra and established a checkpoint in the town's outskirts before withdrawing towards their surrounding positions. | 9. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 September 2025, Israeli forces set-up a temporary checkpoint in Rasm Al Halabi in rural Quneitra before removing it shortly afterward. | 10. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 September 2025, an Israeli-affiliated patrol including between eight and sixteen vehicles entered Sayda al-Gholan village in rural Quneitra and searched several homes in the town in addition to conducting a survey of families in the town and distributing food supplies including flour before withdrawing from the area. Residents rejected the aid and condemned Israeli presence in the village. | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 28 September 2025, an Israeli convoy including several armored vehicles and dozens of soldiers deployed in Sayda al-Hanout in rural Quneitra, established a checkpoint at the town's entrance and conducted searches in civilian homes. During the incident, Israeli soldiers recorded personal information for several residents and provided humanitarian aid before withdrawing about one hour later. | 12. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 September 2025, an Israeli infantry force including thirty members advanced into Ma'laqa town in rural Quneitra and deployed in Siriya al Dariya, a former Assad regime-affiliated site near Ma'laqa where they conducted searches. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 September 2025, Turkish military reinforcements arrived at the Kwaires Military Airbase in rural Aleppo. | 14. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 September 2025, Turkish reinforcements arrived to the area around Sad Tishreen in rural Aleppo to support Syria's armed forces. | 15. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 September 2025, QSD reinforcements arrived at Sad Tishreen in rural Aleppo. | 16. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 29 September 2025, QSD members conducted nighttime patrols in rural western Deir ez Zor coded to Shiheil. | 17. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 29 September 2025, a Global Coalition-affiliated convoy including twenty-five trucks carrying military and logistical equipment coming from al Waleed border crossing arrived in the Qasrok Airbase in rural Al Hasakeh to reinforce Global Coalition bases in northeastern Syria. | 18. Arrests: Around 29 September 2025 (week of), police forces arrested two Alawite doctors at Qaboun garage in Damascus - Qaboun for unknown reasons. | 19. Arrests: On 30 September 2025, police forces launched a security operation and detained a drug dealer in Dar'a province coded to Dar'a district, and confiscated drugs, several weapons and ammunition in his house. | 20. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 September 2025, a Global Coalition military patrol took place in Kishkiyeh town in Deir ez Zor countryside. | 21. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 September 2025, Israeli forces advanced in the vicinity of Abdin town in Dara countryside, and set up a checkpoint on the outskirts of the town. They also searched several houses. | 22. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 30 September 2025, Israeli forces of five military vehicles set up two checkpoints in the vicinity of Koya town and one in Al Arida area with another five military vehicles in Dara countryside. | 23. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 30 September 2025, supposed As-Sweida National Guards tried to intercept Syrian army drones while flying over As-Sweida city, and its countryside. | 24. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 30 September 2025, Israeli military forces removed and neutralized 'explosive material' that was found in a pit in Ghajar (Quneitra) during civilian construction work. According to Israeli forces, the pit was constructed prior to the 2006 Second Lebanon War, though it is unclear who constructed the pit. | 25. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 October 2025, Israeli forces advanced in Sayda al-Gholan town in Quneitra countryside and set up a temporary checkpoint. | 26. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 October 2025, a Russian military convoy of more than 40 vehicles was headed from Hmeimim Air Base towards Tartous province coded to Tartous district. | 27. Other: On 1 October 2025, Jordanian military forces stopped a drugs smuggling operation inside flying ballons coded to Nasib Border Crossing in Dara countryside. The ballons were shot down inside Jordanian lands. | 28. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 1 October 2025, a QSD military convoy passed through several towns including Basira, Shiheil and Zir in Deir ez Zor countryside. | 29. Arrests: On 2 October 2025, police forces arrested four anti-MoC members afte | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 03-10-2025 | 16 Battles events in Syria | 16 Battles events were recorded in Syria during this week. Comparable prior-week data was not available, affecting 14 locations including Darnaj, Aleppo - Al-Nayrab, Aleppo - Al-Sukari and 11 additional locations. These events resulted in 13 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 13 | ACLED |
| 03-10-2025 | Chikungunya virus disease- Global situation | Global overview Globally as of December 2024, current or previous autochthonous transmission of CHIKV had been reported from 119 countries and territories across six WHO regions. In addition, 27 countries and territories had evidence of established and competent Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus vector populations but had not yet documented autochthonous CHIKV transmission. Per available data from January to September 2025, 263 592 suspected and 181 679 confirmed CHIKV disease cases and 155 CHIKV disease-related deaths have been reported globally. While certain WHO Regions are reporting lower case numbers compared to 2024, others are experiencing marked increases. This heterogeneity in regional trends complicates the interpretation of a global increase. Instead, the data suggest localized resurgence or emergence in specific geographic areas. The region of the Americas has reported the highest number of cases followed by the European region (comprised of cases reported predominantly from French Overseas Departments in the Indian Ocean). Table 1: Number of suspected and confirmed CHIKV disease cases and deaths by region in 2025, as of September 2025. *Note: the date of last report varies by country Figure 1: Geographical distribution of CHIKV disease cases as reported to WHO or Publicly shared by Ministries of Health from January to September 2025 Regional overview African region As of September 2025, a total of 2197 suspected and 108 confirmed CHIKV disease cases have been reported from four countries: Comoros, Kenya, Mauritius, and Senegal with Mauritius recording the highest number of cases. In Comoros, between 1 January to 31 May 2025 (epi week 1 and epi week 22), a total of four confirmed cases have been reported, while Senegal reported seven confirmed cases. In Mauritius, a total of 1583 cases have been reported between 15 March to 4 August 2025 (epi week 12 to epi week 32), including 1543 local and 40 imported cases. There have been no reported deaths. In Kenya, a chikungunya outbreak was confirmed in Mombasa County as of 8 June 2025 (epi week 23). By 6 July 2025 (epi week 27), a total of 614 cases had been recorded, including 97 laboratory-confirmed cases. Since then, no further cases have been reported. No chikungunya-related deaths have been recorded to date. Eastern Mediterranean Region As of September 2025, a total of 1596 suspected, and 67 confirmed CHIKV disease cases have been reported from Pakistan and Somalia. In Pakistan, CHIKV disease cases in 2025 have been reported at rates similar to those in 2024. A notable increase occurred between 4 May to 21 June 2025 (epi weeks 19 to 25), with 101 to 121 suspected CHIKV disease cases reported per week during this period. In Somalia, a chikungunya outbreak has been confirmed in Sool region, with 488 suspected cases reported between January and June 2025. Eight out of 10 samples tested were laboratory-confirmed for chikungunya. Somalia has also recorded imported travel related cases. European Region As of 15 September 2025, two European countries—France and Italy—have reported locally acquired cases of CHIKV disease. France has recorded 479 cases distributed across 54 clusters, with 40 clusters currently active. Italy has reported 205 locally acquired cases distributed across four clusters of which three clusters are currently active. A total of 56 456 CHIKV disease cases, and 40 deaths, have been reported from four countries in the European region in 2025. In France, the increased incidence of CHIKV outbreaks in 2025 represent a deviation from observed patterns in previous years . In 2024, only one CHIKV disease case was reported. The larger number of chikungunya cases this year, along with their early onset, are linked to an epidemic in La Réunion and the broader Indian Ocean region, driven by a viral strain that is highly adapted to the Aedes albopictus mosquito. In the French overseas department of La Réunion, a total of 54 517 confirmed cases and 40 deaths have been reported in 2025 (as of 14 September). There has been a steady decline in new cases since 26 April (epi week 17) indicating that the outbreak is waning. This marks the first autochthonous transmission of chikungunya on the island since 2014. In Mayotte, following two imported cases from La Réunion, the first locally acquired CHIKV disease case was confirmed in March 2025. As of 18 September 2025, a total of 1255 locally acquired cases, including 39 hospitalizations, have been reported . The transmission receded since August with only a few cases reported per week on average. Region of the Americas As of 20 September 2025, CHIKV disease transmission continues across the Americas in line with expected seasonal patterns. A total of 228 591 suspected cases have been reported from 14 countries, including 100 329 confirmed cases and 115 deaths. In Bolivia, a total of 5372 CHIKV disease cases have been reported, 73% of which are laboratory confirmed, along with four deaths. The outbreak primarily affected the department of Santa Cruz with 99% of cases (n=3905, including four deaths). Additionally, cases were reported in the departments of Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Pando, and Tarija. Brazil accounts for nearly 96% of all reported cases and deaths in the region, with 96 159 confirmed cases and 111 deaths. In Cuba, between 1 January to 20 September, 34 cases of chikungunya were reported, all confirmed by laboratory by RT-PCR test, in the provinces of Guantanamo, La Habana, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio and Santiago de Cuba. Public health interventions have been implemented. South- East Asia Region As of early September 2025, over 34 628 CHIKV disease cases, both suspected and confirmed, have been reported in the WHO South-East Asia region, primarily from India and Bangladesh. In India, between 1 January and 31 March 2025, a total of 30 876 suspected cases and 1741 confirmed cases were reported. The states reporting the highest number of confirmed cases were Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. In Bangladesh, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research between reported a total of 732 suspected CHIKV disease cases in Dhaka city between 1 January and 31 August 2025. Of these, 400 cases were laboratory-confirmed by RT-PCR. In Sri Lanka, a total of 151 confirmed CHIKV disease cases were reported from sentinel sites in Colombo, Gampaha and Kandy between 1 January 2025 and the second week of March 2025. According to the Epidemiology Unit Division situation report, dated 31 August 2025, the CHIKV disease cases continued to increase and peaked in June 2025. Over half of the reported cases were from the Western Province, with Colombo District alone reporting 33%. The most affected age group was 41–60 years (36.4%), although an increasing trend was noted among children. In Thailand, a total of 1128 CHIKV disease cases were reported between 1 January and 14 September 2025. Bueng Kan (142), Chiang Mai (411), and Loei (125) are the provinces reporting the most cases. The age distribution of cases is: 0-4 years 2%, 5-9 years 3%, 10-14 years 6%, 15-19 years 4%, 20-29 years 9%, 30-39 years 17%, 40-49 years 17%, 50-59 years 16%, ≥ 60 years 26%. Western Pacific Region A total of 21 299 CHIKV disease cases including four countries reporting imported cases, with no deaths, have been reported from 16 countries and areas in the Western Pacific region in 2025. Of these, five countries reported local transmission, six reported imported cases, and five reported no cases during the year. In China (excluding Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, and Taiwan, China), as of 27 September 2025, a total of 16 452 locally transmitted cases has been reported in Guangdong Province. All cases were laboratory-confirmed. This represents the largest documented chikungunya outbreak to date in China. The cases have been reported in 21 cities, mainly in Foshan City (10032), Jiangmen City (5209), Guangzhou City (590), Shenzhen City (128), Zhanjiang City (112), Zhu | Social | WHO | |
| 03-10-2025 | There are continued reports of armed group attacks in SDF-controlled areas of Deir-ez-Zor, taking place alongside SDF operations targeting ISIL-affiliates | There are continued reports of armed group attacks in SDF-controlled areas of Deir-ez-Zor, taking place alongside SDF operations targeting ISIL-affiliates. In parallel, Israeli continues to undertake operations in Syria's al-Quneitra and Dar'a governorates, prompting renewed concerns about Syrian sovereignty and the protection of civilians. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 30-09-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Aleppo | On 30 September 2025, unknown gunmen shot and killed a former Asad pro-regime member in Al-Sukari neighborhood in Aleppo - Al-Sukari city who is accused of several crimes against civilians. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-09-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Homs | Around 30 September 2025 (week of), the bodies of three young men from the Alawite sect some of whom with torture marks were found in Al-Waer hospital in Homs - Al-Waer city, killed by unknown gunmen after they were kidnapped on 10th of September while they were on the road between Homs and Tartous. 3 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 3 | ACLED |
| 30-09-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Aleppo | On 30 September 2025, unknown gunmen shot and killed a former Assad regime Air Force Intelligence member in Jabriyeh neighborhood in Aleppo - Jabriyeh city. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-09-2025 | Violence against civilians in Syria, Tartous | On 30 September 2025, police checkpoint members shot and killed a young man from the Alawite sect in Bezraile town in Tartous countryside, because he refused to imitate a dog's bark. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 29-09-2025 | According to local sources cited by OCHA , the Ar-Raqqa -Aleppo highway has been closed for two consecutive days due to hostilities in eastern Aleppo | According to local sources cited by OCHA , the Ar-Raqqa -Aleppo highway has been closed for two consecutive days due to hostilities in eastern Aleppo . The closure has suspended all civilian and commercial traffic , with humanitarian organizations also encounter ing access restrictions , putting humanitarian operations and monitoring efforts at risk. | Political | UNOCC |
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