Syria Data Update (April 28-May 5, 2026)

New captagon dataset // Overall violence remains low, but spike in Homs vigilantism a cause for concern.

Dear subscribers,

Please note that we’ve added a new dataset this week, covering all seizures of Captagon across Syria since January 1, 2025. As far as all publicly recorded incidents are concerned, a total of 188,959,550 Captagon pills have been seized since then.

As with all other datasets, this one will now be updated every week.

The overall level of violence in Syria over the past 7 days remained in line with the record lows of recent weeks, with a total of 13 deaths confirmed in violent incidents across the country. However, a notable and negative shift occurred that is worthy of caution.