Syria tracker — strikes, clashes, the transition and live intel
✦Every reported air strike, clash and bombing in Syria, Israeli strikes and incursions in the south, the SDF and the northeast, Islamic State attacks, the post-Assad transition, sanctions and reconstruction — collected from 310+ graded news outlets and government sources, in one place. Latest: “Despite attacks, Jordan's ties with Syria 'at all-time high'” (The National, 2h ago).
Strike & clash log
✦| Nov 9, 2026 | Israeli strike / incursion | Israeli forces wound Syrian shepherd during incursion in Quneitra NORTH PRESS AGENCY1 outletsingle report |
| Nov 9, 2026 | Bombing / IS attack | Landmine blast kills three children near Syria’s Palmyra NORTH PRESS AGENCY1 outletsingle report |
| Nov 9, 2026 | Air / drone strike | Syria, Jordan seek to mend ties after deadly air strikes, sign cooperation deals STRAITS TIMES2 outlets |
| Nov 9, 2026 | Attack | Syria, Jordan focus on economic ties amid fallout from October attacks AL-MONITOR2 outlets |
| Nov 8, 2026 | Clashes | Saudi Arabia turns to Syria for help as fighting with Houthis escalates THE HINDU3 outlets |
Built automatically from headlines that report an air or drone strike, clash, bombing, ambush, raid or killing at a place in Syria — one row per day and type. Threats, trials, tallies, analysis and stories about Syrians abroad are left out. Faded rows come from a single outlet that is not A/B graded.
Incident log · 30 days
✦| Nov 9, 2026 | Air strike | Syria, Jordan seek to mend ties after deadly air strikes, sign cooperation deals Syria2 sources15h ago |
WARNPOINT’s corroborated incidents — each confirmed by two or more sources, with its own page.
Latest Syria headlines
✦- Despite attacks, Jordan's ties with Syria 'at all-time high'THE NATIONAL2h ago
- Syria opens advanced technology schools in 3 governoratesARAB NEWS9h ago
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- Syria, Jordan sign railway deal among 35 new agreements✦NORTH PRESS AGENCY10h ago
- Israeli forces open fire on journalists in southern Syria✦MIDDLE EAST MONITOR10h ago
- Syrian star Assala reports $6m jewelry theft in DetroitARAB NEWS11h ago
- Syria denies sending troops to Yemen, says military deal with Saudi Arabia excludes deployment✦MIDDLE EAST MONITOR11h ago
- Explosive remnant injures two children in Syria’s Hasakah countryside✦NORTH PRESS AGENCY11h ago
- Israeli forces wound Syrian shepherd during incursion in Quneitra✦NORTH PRESS AGENCY12h ago
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- Syria has no plans to send troops to fight Houthis in Yemen 'in near future'THE NATIONAL13h ago
- Landmine blast kills three children near Syria’s Palmyra✦NORTH PRESS AGENCY13h ago
- Al-Shaibani rules out Syrian military deployment to Yemen✦NORTH PRESS AGENCY13h ago
Strikes, clashes & security
✦- Despite attacks, Jordan's ties with Syria 'at all-time high'THE NATIONAL2h ago
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- Syria denies sending troops to Yemen, says military deal with Saudi Arabia excludes deployment✦MIDDLE EAST MONITOR11h ago
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- Syria has no plans to send troops to fight Houthis in Yemen 'in near future'THE NATIONAL13h ago
- Landmine blast kills three children near Syria’s Palmyra✦NORTH PRESS AGENCY13h ago
Israel & the south
✦- Israeli forces open fire on journalists in southern Syria✦MIDDLE EAST MONITOR10h ago
- Israeli forces wound Syrian shepherd during incursion in Quneitra✦NORTH PRESS AGENCY12h ago
The northeast, the SDF & the Kurds
✦- Explosive remnant injures two children in Syria’s Hasakah countryside✦NORTH PRESS AGENCY11h ago
- Displaced Kurds Return To Destroyed Homes In Northeast Syria✦EURASIA REVIEW28h ago
Sanctions, aid & foreign powers
✦- Syria prepares to join Turkey-Saudi-Pakistan defense pact: report✦TURKISH MINUTE13h ago
Economy & daily life
✦- Syria opens advanced technology schools in 3 governoratesARAB NEWS9h ago
Timeline · key moments
✦- Jul 16, 2025Fighting in Sweida between Druze groups, Bedouin tribes and government forces; Israel strikes the defence ministry in Damascus, saying it is protecting the Druze
- May 13, 2025President Trump announces the lifting of US sanctions on Syria
- Mar 6, 2025Attacks on security forces on the coast are followed by mass killings of Alawite civilians; the SOHR counts more than 1,000 civilians killed
- Jan 29, 2025Ahmed al-Sharaa is named interim president
- Dec 8, 2024Opposition forces enter Damascus; Bashar al-Assad leaves for Russia
- Nov 27, 2024An HTS-led offensive begins in the northwest; Aleppo falls within days
- Mar 23, 2019The SDF takes Baghouz, ending Islamic State’s territorial control
- Apr 7, 2017US cruise missiles hit Shayrat air base after the Khan Sheikhoun sarin attack
- Dec 22, 2016Government forces retake all of Aleppo
- Sep 30, 2015Russia begins air strikes in support of the Assad government
- Jun 29, 2014Islamic State declares a “caliphate” across Syria and Iraq, with Raqqa as its base
- Aug 21, 2013Sarin attack on Ghouta near Damascus, confirmed by UN inspectors; Syria agrees to give up its declared chemical arsenal
- Mar 2011Protests begin in Daraa and spread; the crackdown turns into civil war
- Jul 17, 2000Bashar al-Assad becomes president after his father’s death
- Feb 1982Hama: government forces crush an uprising led by the Muslim Brotherhood; estimates of the dead run into the tens of thousands
- Nov 16, 1970Hafez al-Assad takes power
Key facts
✦- Capital
- Damascus
- Population
- ≈17.1 million (UN estimate)
- Assad era
- Hafez al-Assad (president 1971–2000), then Bashar al-Assad from July 17, 2000 until December 8, 2024
- Interim president
- Ahmed al-Sharaa, former leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), named January 29, 2025
- Constitutional declaration
- Signed March 13, 2025; sets a five-year transitional period
- Civilian deaths, 2011–2021
- 306,887 (UN human rights office estimate, June 2022)
- Displacement
- More than 13 million Syrians were displaced at the height of the war, inside the country or as refugees (UNHCR)
- The northeast
- Held by the Kurdish-led SDF after the campaign against Islamic State; an agreement to integrate it into state institutions was signed March 10, 2025
- Chemical weapons
- Syria joined the Chemical Weapons Convention in 2013; UN–OPCW investigators found the Assad government used sarin at Khan Sheikhoun (April 2017)
Specialist sources
- Syria Direct — Amman-based independent newsroom covering Syrianothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- North Press Agency — Qamishli-based agency covering the northeast and the SDF areasSyria, Jordan sign railway deal among 35 new agreements · 10h ago
- Kurdistan24 — Erbil-based Kurdish broadcaster; close coverage of the SDFnothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- Al-Monitor — Middle East news site with a Syria deskSyria denies sending troops to fight Houthis in return for Saudi loans · 10h ago
- Middle East Eye — London-based Middle East news sitenothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- The New Arab — London-based Arab news sitenothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- Daily Sabah — Turkish state-affiliated daily — read it as the Turkish government’s linenothing on this beat in the last 30 days
Travel advice
✦Sanctions
✦Most US, EU and UK economic sanctions were lifted in 2025 after the fall of Assad; designations on Assad-era figures remain.
Questions people ask
Is there fighting in Syria right now?
WARNPOINT’s most recent logged strike or clash is air / drone strike on Nov 9, 2026 (“Syria, Jordan seek to mend ties after deadly air strikes, sign cooperation deals”, reported by 2 outlets). 3 logged in the last 30 days. The log updates every 15 minutes from 310+ news sources.
How dangerous is Syria right now?
Syria is rated Elevated on WARNPOINT’s open-source instability index, at 44/100. The score measures located violence and crisis reporting inside the country — not how often it is in the news.
Is it safe to travel to Syria?
Government travel advice: U.S. State Department — Level 4 (Do not travel); UK FCDO — Level 4 (Do not travel); Global Affairs Canada — Level 4 (Do not travel); German Foreign Office — Level 4 (Do not travel).
When did the Assad government fall?
On December 8, 2024, when opposition forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) entered Damascus after an offensive launched on November 27. Bashar al-Assad left for Russia, which granted him asylum.
Who is Ahmed al-Sharaa?
The former leader of HTS, previously known by the nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. HTS grew out of Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, and said it broke with al-Qaeda in 2016. He was named interim president on January 29, 2025.
Why does Israel strike Syria?
After Assad fell in December 2024, Israel struck most of the former army’s heavy weapons and moved troops into the UN-monitored buffer zone on the Golan, saying it was preventing the arms from falling to hostile groups. In July 2025 it struck Damascus, saying it was protecting the Druze of Sweida. Syria’s government calls the strikes violations of its sovereignty.
Have US sanctions on Syria been lifted?
President Trump announced on May 13, 2025 that US sanctions would be lifted, and an executive order on June 30, 2025 ended the main US sanctions programme. Sanctions written into law, such as the 2019 Caesar Act, needed action by Congress.
Where does this information come from?
From 310+ news outlets WARNPOINT reads around the clock — including Syria Direct, North Press Agency, Kurdistan24, Al-Monitor and international wires — each graded for reliability. Turkish and Gulf state-affiliated outlets (Daily Sabah, Anadolu Agency, Arab News, Al Arabiya) are graded S and labelled; casualty counts from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) are attributed. Nothing on this page is AI-written.