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• Transition Meetings

• Appointments

• Political Developments

• Economic Developments

• Infrastructure Developments

• Education Developments

• Security Developments

• Humanitarian Developments

• Health Developments

• Justice Developments

• International Developments

CONFLICT & SECURITY:

• Israel

• ISIS

• Idlib

• Aleppo

• Latakia

• Tartus

• Hama

• Homs

• Raqqa

• Hasakeh

• Deir ez Zour

• Rif Dimashq

• Damascus

• Daraa

• Suwayda

SYRIA’S TRANSITION:

Transition Meetings:

September 1:

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I’m excited to reveal a whole new set of charts for Syria Weekly’s exclusive datasets! These should prove to be much more approachable that what preceded them, allowing you all to glean a lot more insight of timely value. A reminder that Syria Weekly’s datasets cover:

• Violent deaths — by week/month & by governorate

• Unexploded ordnance (UXO)

• Non-UXO deaths

• Israeli military action — ground incursions, air/artillery strikes, arrests

• ISIS attacks — by week/month since 2023

• Anti-government insurgent attacks — by governorate, by week/month

• Vigilantism & revenge killings

• Government captagon seizures

• Lebanon-linked captagon seizures

• Internal Suwayda [in]stability

• Jordanian military action in Syria

• Kidnappings — by governorate & by week/month

Here are a few key analytical takeaways from this month’s data update:

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• Transition Meetings

• Appointments

• Political Developments

• Economic Developments

• Infrastructure Developments

• Education Developments

• Security Developments

• Humanitarian Developments

• Health Developments

• Justice Developments

• International Developments

CONFLICT & SECURITY:

• Israel

• ISIS

• Idlib

• Aleppo

• Latakia

• Tartus

• Hama

• Homs

• Raqqa

• Hasakeh

• Deir ez Zour

• Rif Dimashq

• Damas…

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• Appointments

• Transition Meetings

• Appointments

• Political Developments

• Economic Developments

• Infrastructure Developments

• Education Developments

• Security Developments

• Humanitarian Developments

• Health Developments

• Justice Developments

• International Developments

CONFLICT & SECURITY:

• Israel

• ISIS

• Idlib

• Aleppo

• Latakia

• Tartus

• Hama

• Homs

• Raqqa

• Hasakeh

• Deir ez Zour

• Rif Dimashq

• Damascus

• Daraa

• Suwayda

• Quneitra

SYRIA’S TRANSITION:

Transition Meetings:

August 18:

• Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaybani hosted a visit by the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to Damascus on August 18, during which it was confirmed that Syria had permitted IAEA access into the former Assad regime nuclear reactor in al-Kibar, Deir ez Zour (bombed by Israel in 2007) and a previously undiscovered nuclear facility outside Damascus. In a press conference, IAEA DG Grossi confirmed that “several tonnes” of nuclear materials were contained in the facilities and would remain in Syria, under the supervision of the IAEA, in order to place Syria back in good standing. Grossi said “today is an importance day for security, peace, and… non-proliferation.”

• Minister of Economy and Industry Nidal al-Shaar hosted a meeting with a delegation from Mastercard on August 18 to discuss continued collaboration in the development of digital economic infrastructure in Syria — as a means to incentivize support for the private sector, investment into Syria, and the empowerment of domestic industry.

• Minister of Agriculture Bassel al-Sweidan hosted a meeting with WFP Representative Marianne Ward on August 18 to discuss ongoing cooperation in supporting the development of a more effective and efficient agricultural sector and support to farmers.

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• Israel

• ISIS

• Idlib

• Aleppo

• Latakia

• Tartus

• Hama

• Homs

• Raqqa

• Hasakeh

• Deir ez Zour

• Rif Dimashq

• Damascus

• Daraa

• Suwayda

• Quneitra

• International

CONFLICT & SECURITY:

Israel:

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With regards to this past week’s violence, the 10 non-UXO deaths were attributed to two causes — with one responsible for 70% of all deaths nationwide:

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SYRIA’S TRANSITION:

• Transition Meetings

• Appointments

• Political Developments

• Economic Developments

• Infrastructure Developments

• Education Developments

• Security Developments

• Humanitarian Developments

• Health Developments

• Justice Developments

• International Developments

CONFLICT & SECURITY:

• Israel

• ISIS

• …

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The overall level of deadly violence remained largely steady last week, with 17 confirmed fatalities across the country — 6 (35%) of which were caused by unexploded ordnance (UXO). The remaining 11 non-UXO deaths makes last week just below the average of 12.5 non-UXO deaths witnessed through June and July, but still above the average of 8.6 non-UXO deaths since March.

As noted last week, a rise in domestic tensions around issues of transitional justice and accountability for crimes, and a resulting increase in vigilantism and targeted killings has been the primary driver behind the uptick in violence seen so far this Summer. Even so, the level of non-UXO deadly violence in Syria in 2026 is dramatically lower than in 2025 — with a weekly average of 19 deaths recorded in 2026 and an average of 73 in 2025.

This past week, three especially noteworthy datapoints and observations are worth highlighting:

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• Transition Meetings

• Appointments

• Political Developments

• Economic Developments

• Infrastructure Developments

• Education Developments

• Security Developments

• Humanitarian Developments

• Health Developments

• Justice Developments

• International Developments

CONFLICT & SECURITY:

• Israel

• ISIS

• Idlib

• Aleppo

• Latakia

• Tartus

• Hama

• Homs

• Raqqa

• Hasakeh

• Deir ez Zour

• Rif Dimashq

• Damascus

• Daraa

• Suwayda

SYRIA’S TRANSITION:

Transition Meetings:

July 21:

• Interior Minister Anas Khattab hosted a visit by his Bahraini counterpart Lieutenant General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa in Damascus on July 21, for discussions on the bilateral security relationship.

• Following the meeting with Interior Minister Khattab, Bahraini Interior Minister al-Khalifa met with Minister of Emergency and Disaster Response, Raed al-Saleh and signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation in disaster risk reduction and civil protection.

  

• Following that engagement, the Bahraini Interior Minister was hosted by President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the People’s Palace.

• Later that day, President al-Sharaa also hosted a delegation from the President of the General Union of Chambers of Commerce of Libya, Muhammad Abdul Karim al-Ra’id, for a meeting alongside Minister of Economy and Industry Nidal al-Shaar focused on bilateral economic ties and commercial partnerships.

  

• Minister of Higher Education Marwan al-Halabi visited Aleppo on July 21 and met with Governor Azzam al-Gharib and President of Aleppo University Osama Radoun. They later traveled to al-Bab to lay the foundation stone for the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural Engineering, and Science of Aleppo University. That night, Governor of Aleppo led a ceremony in al-Bab to mark the laying of the foundation stone for the new university colleges and a connected ‘administrative city’ in the area.

• That day, Aleppo Governor Azzam al-Gharib also hosted a meeting with Japan’s Charge d’Affairs Akihiko Tsuji and delegations from the UNDP, WHO and the UN Human Settlements Programme to discuss ongoing Japanese support to recovery efforts in Aleppo governorate.

  

• Minister of Transport Yaroub Badr held a virtual meeting with staff from the World Bank on July 21 focused on a strategy and schedule developed by the World Bank for Syria’s railway rehabilitation and development — both to support Syria’s phosphate industry and export potential and to connect Syria’s railways with the rest of the region.

• Minister of Emergency and Disaster Response Raed al-Saleh hosted a meeting with UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons Paula Gaviria Betancur in Damascus on July 21. They discussed the importance of continued efforts to resolve the unexploded ordnance (UXO) threat and to support displaced Syrians returning from camps through reconstruction, food security and other initiatives.

• Minister of Culture Mohammed Yassin al-Saleh traveled to Amman, Jordan on July 21 and visited the Institute of Politics and Society to meet with its director, Reem Saleem and a group of Jordanian writers, political figures and researchers.

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A rise in domestic tensions around issues of transitional justice and accountability for crimes, and a resulting increase in vigilantism and targeted killings has been the primary driver behind the uptick in violence seen so far this Summer. Even so, the level of non-UXO deadly violence in Syria in 2026 is dramatically lower than in 2025 — with a weekly average of 19 deaths recorded in 2026 and an average of 73 in 2025.

With regards to this past week, two particularly significant data-specific observations are worth highlighting:

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• Transition Meetings

• Appointments

• Political Developments

• Economic Developments

• Infrastructure Developments

• Education Developments

• Security Developments

• Humanitarian Developments

• Health Developments

• Justice Developments

• International Developments

CONFLICT & SECURITY:

• Israel

• ISIS

• Idlib

• Aleppo

• Latakia

• Tartus

• Hama

• Homs

• Raqqa

• Hasakeh

• Deir ez Zour

• Rif Dimashq

• Damascus

• Daraa

• Suwayda

SYRIA’S TRANSITION:

Transition Meetings:

July 14:

• President Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted a meeting with the Director General of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, on July 14.

  

• Later that day, President al-Sharaa also hosted a meeting with Lebanon’s Minister of Economy and Trade, Amer Bisat, and his delegation to discuss proposals to enhance bilateral trade and commercial ties.

  

• Finance Minister Mohammed Barnieh participated in a working meeting with industrialists from the Damascus area in the Golden Mezzeh hotel on July 14, during which he described his determination to “support production and strengthen confidence within the private sector.” He added that new tax law reforms had been prepared in close partnership with business leaders and were focused on simplifying procedure, reducing tax, and promoting fair competition.

  

• Deputy Governor of Aleppo Fawaz Hilal hosted a visit by the Director of Projects at the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid, Salman al-Anzi, on July 14 during which they signed an agreement to launch a new project to support the wheat production sector through the rehabilitation of irrigation networks and water pumping stations, support for wheat seed production, the rehabilitation of storage facilities, equipping seed screening stations and providing agricultural equipment and machinery to support farmers and improve production efficiency.

• CEO of the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), Yousef al-Qablawi, traveled to the Tigris oil fields in Hasakeh on July 14 alongside the Managing Director of UK-headquartered GulfSands to review progress in the rehabilitation and development work to pre-existing and new wells.

• Governor of Daraa Anwar al-Zoubi hosted a visit from the Minister of Emergency and Disaster Response, Raed al-Saleh on July 14 during which they discussed “the operational realities of the Civil Defense Directorate in Daraa, including the readiness of its teams and their response time,” including their capacity to respond to security crises associated with Israeli military activities in the Yarmouk Basin.

• Minister of Agriculture Bassel al-Sweidan hosted a meeting with Sudanese Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Ismat Qureshi Abdullah on July 14 to discuss activating pre-existing agreements to cooperate, including with Syrian assistance in wheat seed productivity for Sudan and Sudanese offers of assistance in “conservation agriculture, livestock, capacity building, and genetic improvement.”

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This appears to underline the reality that without unusual mass casualty terror attacks — such as the July 2 bombing of a cafe near Damascus’ Justice Palace that left 10 dead — Syria’s path of stabilization is at the least stable.

Several key areas of insight can be gleaned from this week’s latest data update:

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• Transition Meetings

• Appointments

• Political Developments

• Economic Developments

• Infrastructure Developments

• Education Developments

• Security Developments

• Humanitarian Developments

• Health Developments

• Justice Developments

• International Developments

CONFLICT & SECURITY:

• Israel

• ISIS

• Idlib

• Aleppo

• Latakia

• Tartus

• Hama

• Homs

• Raqqa

• Hasakeh

• Deir ez Zour

• Rif Dimashq

• Damascus

• Daraa

• Suwayda

SYRIA’S TRANSITION:

Transition Meetings:

July 7:

• CEO of the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), Yousef Qablawi led the launch of the 2026 SyrPetro exhibition at the Damascus Fairgrounds on July 7 — featuring more than 120 energy companies from 25 countries around the world.

  

• That day, SPC CEO Qablawi also hosted a meeting with the CEO of France’s Total Energies, Patrick Pouyanné, to discuss further increasing their cooperation in Syria’s oil and gas sector — including in pipeline laying and field exploration.

• Transport Minister Yaroub Badr visited Aleppo on July 7 and as part of his engagements, engaged in a working roundtable with the General Company for Railway Construction in Aleppo to discuss the conditions of the governorate’s railway infrastructure and plans to redevelop it.

• Deputy Governor of Aleppo Fawaz Hilal hosted a visit by a delegation from the Swiss Development Cooperation Agency on July 7 to discuss Switzerland’s support for ongoing development and recovery work.

• A delegation from the Ministry of Economy and Industry, led by Assistant Minister for Internal Trade Affairs, Rasha Karakouki, traveled to Geneva, Switzerland on July 7 to participate in the 68th session of the General Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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