Syria Data Update (Feb 24-March 3, 2026)

Violence drops back to near-record levels, with UXO responsible for nearly half of casualties.

The overall level of violence across Syria declined back to near-record levels this past week, with a total of 20 violent deaths confirmed — 9 (45%) of which were the result of unexploded ordnance (UXO). This week’s decline in violence followed a brief spike recorded the week prior, when a total of 35 violent deaths were confirmed, 8 (23%) of which were attributed to UXO incidents.

Given the significance of UXO last week in accounting for nearly half of all violent deaths, the 11 non-UXO deaths in Syria represented the 3rd lowest weekly count on record — after 9 from Feb 3-10, 2026 and 10 from Nov 4-11, 2025. It is this non-UXO metric that offers the most analytically significant measurement of directed, or kinetic violence in Syria and in so doing, Syria clearly remains on a path of gradual stabilization.

This past week, 81% of all violent deaths were caused by just two perpetrators: