Syria Data Update (May 5-12, 2026)

Overall violence hits all-time low, while Syria's MOI captures wave of senior Assad regime Generals.

The overall level of violence in Syria hit an all-time record low this past week, with 9 deaths recorded — 2 of which (22%) were caused by unexploded ordnance (UXO). Until now, the previous overall low was 10 deaths, which Syria Weekly recorded in the week of March 10-17, 2026.

As noted previously, the incidence of direct (i.e. non-UXO) violence in Syria has also been on a sustained record low since early-March 2026, with all record lows from the past 15 years recorded in the last 10 weeks:

• 2 deaths (March 24-31)

• 3 deaths (April 14-21)

• 5 deaths (April 21-28)

• 6 deaths (March 3-10, April 7-14)

• 7 deaths (March 10-17, March 31-April 7 and May 7-12)

• 8 deaths (March 17-24)

For the past 2 weeks, several areas of analytical insight are worth highlighting when it comes to conflict and security data: