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Syria conflict (post-transition)

Active Medium intensity Internationalized intrastate Middle East 15 Mar 2011 to present

Since the December 2024 fall of the Assad government, violence has continued at lower intensity: mass killings on the coast (March 2025) and in Suwayda (July 2025), a January 2026 government offensive against the SDF ending in an integration deal, sporadic Suwayda clashes, and repeated Israeli strikes and incursions in the south.

Conflict zones

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Zones, lines of contact and strike arcs are approximate and illustrative, drawn from public reporting. They are not authoritative; click a shape for its sources. Borders from Natural Earth, with Crimea shown as part of Ukraine in line with UN General Assembly resolution 68/262.

Key facts

Killed in Suwayda violence, July 2025 (UN inquiry)
At least 1,707
UN News – Commission of Inquiry report as of 27 Mar 2026
Killed in coastal violence, March 2025 (UN inquiry)
Around 1,400
OHCHR – UN Syria Commission press release as of 14 Aug 2025
Government–SDF ceasefire and integration agreement
18 January 2026 (14 points)
Al Jazeera as of 18 Jan 2026
Refugee and IDP returns since Dec 2024
1.5M refugees, 1.8M IDPs
UNHCR as of 31 Mar 2026
Reported fatalities, last 4 weeks (ACLED)
106
ACLED aggregated data, up to week of 24 Oct 2026 as of 24 Oct 2026
Deaths in 2026, 1 Jan to 30 Sep 2026 (UCDP)
614 best estimate (613–615)
UCDP GED Candidate 26.0.9 as of 30 Sep 2026

Human cost

Fatalities
428
Killed in 2026 so far (UCDP)
614
People displaced
5.5M
All forcibly displaced, country-wide (UNHCR)
10.6M
Recorded events, last 30 days
227

Parties and actors

  • Syrian transitional government forces State armed forces · aligned with Government
  • Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Non-state armed group (integrating into state forces)
  • Suwayda National Guard (Druze armed groups) Non-state armed group
  • Israel Defense Forces Foreign state armed forces · aligned with Israel

Parties are listed factually by name and role. Inclusion does not imply any judgement.

Negotiations

Negotiations hub
Syria–Israel security talks Active talks
Parties
Syria, Israel
Mediators
United States
Last development
24 Aug 2026

After an Israeli strike on Abu al-Duhur airbase, Syrian and Israeli delegations met in Jordan to discuss halting Israeli strikes and incursions and reviving a security agreement on southern Syria.

Al Jazeera as of 24 Aug 2026
Government–SDF integration agreement Agreement
Parties
Syrian government, SDF
Mediators
United States
Last development
18 Jan 2026

Ceasefire and integration deal handing Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor to the government and folding SDF personnel into state ministries after a short government offensive.

Al Jazeera as of 18 Jan 2026

Trend: events and reported fatalities by month

Events per month Reported fatalities per month
0 0 500 1.3K 1K 2.5K 1.5K 3.8K 2K 5KNov 2021: 655 events, 385 reported fatalitiesDec 2021: 616 events, 339 reported fatalitiesJan 2022: 927 events, 682 reported fatalities2022Feb 2022: 663 events, 425 reported fatalitiesMar 2022: 509 events, 341 reported fatalitiesApr 2022: 972 events, 606 reported fatalitiesMay 2022: 929 events, 537 reported fatalitiesJun 2022: 677 events, 424 reported fatalitiesJul 2022: 1,199 events, 634 reported fatalitiesAug 2022: 1,040 events, 492 reported fatalitiesSep 2022: 856 events, 394 reported fatalitiesOct 2022: 1,174 events, 516 reported fatalitiesNov 2022: 1,151 events, 525 reported fatalitiesDec 2022: 940 events, 591 reported fatalitiesJan 2023: 641 events, 481 reported fatalities2023Feb 2023: 450 events, 398 reported fatalitiesMar 2023: 591 events, 463 reported fatalitiesApr 2023: 848 events, 784 reported fatalitiesMay 2023: 529 events, 200 reported fatalitiesJun 2023: 696 events, 389 reported fatalitiesJul 2023: 851 events, 472 reported fatalitiesAug 2023: 831 events, 639 reported fatalitiesSep 2023: 1,361 events, 838 reported fatalitiesOct 2023: 1,245 events, 535 reported fatalitiesNov 2023: 937 events, 493 reported fatalitiesDec 2023: 1,246 events, 615 reported fatalitiesJan 2024: 923 events, 463 reported fatalities2024Feb 2024: 894 events, 517 reported fatalitiesMar 2024: 1,181 events, 866 reported fatalitiesApr 2024: 793 events, 387 reported fatalitiesMay 2024: 731 events, 260 reported fatalitiesJun 2024: 1,017 events, 521 reported fatalitiesJul 2024: 952 events, 323 reported fatalitiesAug 2024: 1,106 events, 440 reported fatalitiesSep 2024: 893 events, 397 reported fatalitiesOct 2024: 1,237 events, 364 reported fatalitiesNov 2024: 1,557 events, 1,415 reported fatalitiesDec 2024: 935 events, 1,103 reported fatalitiesJan 2025: 1,027 events, 1,021 reported fatalities2025Feb 2025: 783 events, 613 reported fatalitiesMar 2025: 915 events, 2,927 reported fatalitiesApr 2025: 475 events, 444 reported fatalitiesMay 2025: 541 events, 354 reported fatalitiesJun 2025: 364 events, 272 reported fatalitiesJul 2025: 451 events, 1,944 reported fatalitiesAug 2025: 545 events, 318 reported fatalitiesSep 2025: 415 events, 270 reported fatalitiesOct 2025: 372 events, 206 reported fatalitiesNov 2025: 421 events, 217 reported fatalitiesDec 2025: 338 events, 161 reported fatalitiesJan 2026: 730 events, 613 reported fatalities2026Feb 2026: 292 events, 156 reported fatalitiesMar 2026: 279 events, 149 reported fatalitiesApr 2026: 226 events, 117 reported fatalitiesMay 2026: 245 events, 114 reported fatalitiesJun 2026: 215 events, 126 reported fatalitiesJul 2026: 217 events, 129 reported fatalitiesAug 2026: 252 events, 119 reported fatalitiesSep 2026: 198 events, 105 reported fatalitiesOct 2026: 227 events, 106 reported fatalities
reportedACLED aggregated data, up to week of 24 Oct 2026 as of 24 Oct 2026 Political violence events only (battles, explosions/remote violence, violence against civilians).
Show data table
MonthEventsFatalities
Oct 2026227106
Sep 2026198105
Aug 2026252119
Jul 2026217129
Jun 2026215126
May 2026245114
Apr 2026226117
Mar 2026279149
Feb 2026292156
Jan 2026730613
Dec 2025338161
Nov 2025421217
Oct 2025372206
Sep 2025415270
Aug 2025545318
Jul 20254511,944
Jun 2025364272
May 2025541354
Apr 2025475444
Mar 20259152,927
Feb 2025783613
Jan 20251,0271,021
Dec 20249351,103
Nov 20241,5571,415
Oct 20241,237364
Sep 2024893397
Aug 20241,106440
Jul 2024952323
Jun 20241,017521
May 2024731260
Apr 2024793387
Mar 20241,181866
Feb 2024894517
Jan 2024923463
Dec 20231,246615
Nov 2023937493
Oct 20231,245535
Sep 20231,361838
Aug 2023831639
Jul 2023851472
Jun 2023696389
May 2023529200
Apr 2023848784
Mar 2023591463
Feb 2023450398
Jan 2023641481
Dec 2022940591
Nov 20221,151525
Oct 20221,174516
Sep 2022856394
Aug 20221,040492
Jul 20221,199634
Jun 2022677424
May 2022929537
Apr 2022972606
Mar 2022509341
Feb 2022663425
Jan 2022927682
Dec 2021616339
Nov 2021655385

Events by type

Battles Explosions / remote violence Violence against civilians
0 500 1K 1.5K 2K 20222023202420252026
reportedACLED aggregated data, up to week of 24 Oct 2026 as of 24 Oct 2026

Most affected provinces

  1. Aleppo 566 events · 450 fatalities
  2. Deir ez Zor 516 events · 248 fatalities
  3. As Sweida 417 events · 145 fatalities
  4. Al Hasakeh 405 events · 276 fatalities
  5. Dara 317 events · 119 fatalities
  6. Quneitra 308 events · 10 fatalities
  7. Ar Raqqa 291 events · 213 fatalities
  8. Homs 249 events · 216 fatalities
reportedACLED aggregated data, up to week of 24 Oct 2026 as of 24 Oct 2026 Last 12 months, political violence events.

Sources and further reading

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