Bulletin 2026-09UCDP data through GED 26.1, Candidate Events 26.0.9Changes in the data

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Syria: events and estimated deaths in September 2024

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UCDP recorded 75 events of organized violence in Syria in September 2024. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 186. The low estimate is 186 and the high estimate is 187. UCDP counts 30 of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for August 2024 was 76 events.

Among the 26 months with a report for Syria, September 2024 has the 6th highest count of events. Syria holds 3 percent of the events that UCDP recorded in all countries with a page in September 2024.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

Regions

The table has 10 regions at most.

Table 1. Syria, September 2024: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsEstimated deaths
Al Hasakah governorate35
Aleppo governorate1518
Ar Raqqah governorate25
Daraa governorate33
Deir ez Zor governorate1434
Hamah governorate949
Homs governorate413
Idlib governorate1022
Latakia governorate512
Rif Dimashq governorate615
Figure 1. Events in Syria, September 2024. The map shows 75 events with 186 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Events

The table lists the events with 10 or more estimated deaths. The CSV file of Syria has each event.

Table 2. Syria, September 2024: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (1 of 75 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsLowHigh
8 Sep 2024Masyaf district, Hamah governorateGovernment of Iran; Government of IsraelState-based272727

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Syria: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of September 2024, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Iran1060
Government of Israel1162
Government of Syria4692
Hamas12
IS1648
SDF2034
SNA917
Syrian insurgents3454

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death.

Type of violence

Table 4. Syria: events by type of violence, September 2024
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict5675%
Non-state conflict1621%
One-sided violence against civilians34%

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

All months

Table 5. Monthly reports of Syria, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 20268P40PCandidate Events
August 202652P65PCandidate Events
July 202651P71PCandidate Events
June 202649P60PCandidate Events
May 202640P54PCandidate Events
April 202647P59PCandidate Events
March 202642P54PCandidate Events
February 202653P79PCandidate Events
January 202653P122PCandidate Events
December 20251842GED
November 2025510GED
October 2025921GED
September 20252237GED
August 20252441GED
July 202538431GED
June 20252357GED
May 20251833GED
April 20251825GED
March 2025702,244GED
February 202550116GED
January 202577392GED
December 2024141954GED
November 2024113739GED
October 202496207GED
September 202475186GED
August 202476146GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 20 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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ConflictStats. Syria: events and estimated deaths in September 2024. https://conflictstats.com/country/syria/month/2024-09/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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