Sharaa leads UNGA delegation; 1st Lebanese-Syrian Investment Forum; MOI graduates 1st female officer class; fuel corridor to Iraq begins; decree orders reduced gov’t non-essential spending; & MORE.

UNGA review; US Chamber delegation; Energy Minister parliament testimony; Hmeymim AB meetings; Israeli escalation; 190 new judges qualified; Lebanon ties build further; fuel protests & more.

Sharaa arrives in NY for UNGA; major US business delegation visit; Energy Minister testifies to parliament; ISIS-linked clashes in Daraa; 2 arms depots explode; MOD/MFA visits to Hmeymim AB; & more

US business delegation visit; fuel price hike triggers major protests; killing triggers Kurdish rioting, deaths; Israeli escalation; QNB launches Syrian bank card; new Cyprus fiber optic deal; & more.

Encouraging signs on Suwayda? More positive effects of SST removal. A combustible time in Hasakeh, amid tribal-Kurdish tensions; D-ISIS Coalition in Damascus; how real are investment deals? And more.

High-level German, EU visits; investment deals for Damascus, Aleppo, Raqqa & Homs; highway rehabilitation projects move forward; Conoco Gas plant restarts; Qatar-Syria Holding Company launches; & more

SST removal triggers surge in high-level visits & investment deals; CW rocket imagery; Conoco gas plant reactivates; pro-Assad cell caught in Lebanon; Syrian detainees to be freed from Iraq; & more.

Brand new data illustrations and design / key analytical takeaways for August 2026

SDF dissolves; Damascus Fair brings wave of deals, MOUs; Visa payments begin; Parliament committees revealed; FM reopens Embassy, Libya; High-level Polish & Danish visits; Suwayda instability; & more

SDF dissolution & Kurdish national gains; SST removal triggers furry of new activity; Suwayda tensions rise & Israeli escalation continues; Lebanon joins regional railway plans; & more.

US SST designation removed; Israel talks seek deconfliction mechanism; SDF says integration “complete”; IAEA visit reveals Assad nuclear details; Suwayda exam crisis heats up; trials conclude; & more

Israeli escalation includes strikes on Idlib airbase; ISIS’ military leader captured, amid other arrests, foiled attacks; Ras al-Ayn returns trigger clashes; surge in drugs seizures; & more.

The overall level of violence in Syria declined last week, reaching the second lowest level in 10 weeks — with 12 violent deaths recorded, 2 (17%) of which were caused by unexploded ordnance (UXO).

KRG Barzani visit, “70%” of SDF integration complete; Parliament agrees internal rules; Homs urban construction agreement; record wheat harvests; World Bank affirms reforms; 5 new flight routes & more

Tribal tensions in Hasakeh & where things may be headed; Parliament confirms rules, paving way for real work; banking reintegration continues; MOI raids on ISIS cells amid record low attacks; & more.

Detailed analysis on Hasakeh tribal tensions; Israeli standoff in Daraa's Yarmouk Basin; & the persistent challenge of unlicensed weaponry & localized violence.

Historic UN SecGen visit, + IMF, World Bank, OECD, Bahrain, Palestine, Ireland, UK & Czechia; Parliament 2nd session; FATF work begins; bus crash & road safety crisis; Hasakeh tribes backdown; & more

Watch now | National Strategy to Combat Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing; localized violence & unlicensed weaponry; Hasakeh tribal tensions; trials & the death penalty; update on Israel tensions...

Updates on all aspects of violence across Syria, plus analysis on the challenge of localized violence & unlicensed weaponry, as well as Israeli escalation in Daraa's Yarmouk Basin.

Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline MOU signed; FM visits Saudi, Kuwait; High-level German visit; Finance Minister hosts CitiBank, IMF; Security reshuffle; Israeli escalation; key Hasakeh appointments; & more

Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline MOU signed; FM visits Saudi, Kuwait; High-level German visit; Finance Minister hosts CitiBank, IMF; Security reshuffle; Israeli escalation; key Hasakeh appointments; & more

New parliament; Citibank engagement; Iranian weapons seizures challenge Iraqi-Syrian ties; trials of Assad officials intensify; Lebanese visit elevates trade relations; camp returns increase; & more.

Sharaa-Trump meeting brings SST [almost] to end; Parliament convenes, elects leadership; Supreme Court established; US-Syria Business Forum; 2 bridges restored in Deir ez Zour; ISIS arrests; & more.

Transitional justice violence; Energy Minister DC visit; Sharaa pushes back on Lebanon intervention reports; major construction projects launched; Jordan FM visit; Saudi smart water meter deal; & more

Sharaa visit to Tartus signals future Coastal role; FM historic trip to Algeria; Energy Minister in Washington; M5 Rastan Bridge reopened; SDF security integration moves forward; & a lot more.

Note: this article is covering a fast evolving situation.

Sharaa-Trump call heralds potential SST breakthrough; Suwayda exam crisis talks break down; East flooding causes widespread damage; OPCW seizes Sarin materials; Abassi deaths trigger anger; & more.

The country hopes to fund its reconstruction by serving as the Middle East’s new transit and logistics hub.

Another week, another near-record low; but UXO remains a persistent threat to life. Plus 4 more key data insights on ISIS, Israel, anti-government insurgency & vigilantism.

NE elections open path for parliament launch in June; SDF prisoners released; public sector salary increases; Sharaa resolves wheat price unrest; MOD participates in exercises w. NATO members; & more.

4 new datasets for subscribers // Syria achieves most stable week in 15yrs, amid 10 weeks of successive lows.

The militias profiting from the drug trade do not answer to Damascus

The militias profiting from the drug trade do not answer to Damascus

Govt reshuffle; EU Cooperation Agreement restored; new investments at Syria-UAE Summit; Lebanon PM visit; NE election committees finalized; ‘War of Banners’ in Hasakeh; VISA/Mastercard test; & more

Exclusive details on a year-long campaign of plots -- and Syrian government interceptions.

FM leads visit to Egypt; Syria-Jordan-Lebanon energy deal; SDF integration pushes forward; Chinese cement plant for Raqqa; VISA & Mastercard rollout begins; Assad-era Generals detained; & more.

Near-record lows in violence continue across Syria, as stabilization trend continues. Meanwhile, ISIS attacks collapse & instability inside Suwayda spikes.

One month ago, the al-Hol Camp contained approximately 23,400 residents – almost all women and children who emerged out of ISIS’s final territorial holdout in eastern Syria in 2019.

One month ago, the al-Hol Camp contained approximately 23,400 residents – almost all women and children who emerged out of ISIS’s final territorial holdout in eastern Syria in 2019.

Syria-Israel talks resume in Paris; deadlocked SDF talks lead to clashes; Syria-Egypt gas MOUs signed in Cairo; Mastercard licenses QNB transactions in Syria; new Syrian currency enters market; & more

The profound implications of US engagement & sanctions removal

Syrian Ministers come to the US & surge diplomacy; SDF-Damascus accord falters; sectarian tensions intensify; ISIS launches deadliest attack of 2025; & more.

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Violence drops to lowest level recorded since Assad’s fall; but dangers posed by ISIS & vigilante justice increasing.

President Sharaa travels to Turkey, UAE & Qatar; Saudi pays off Syria's World Bank debts; Ahmed al-Awda's 8th Brigade dissolves in Daraa; and SDF-Damascus de-escalation continues.

Syria's new government starts work; Druze engagement intensifies; Israeli escalation spikes; ISIS attacks increase; and much more.