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Syria: conflict events in August 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

24events38 the month before
41est. deathsrange 37–41
16civilian deaths

Syria saw 24 recorded events and 41 estimated deaths in August 2025. That is -37% compared with 38 events the month before. The death toll range is 37 to 41.

46% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 16.

Events were concentrated in Deir ez Zor governorate (7), Rif Dimashq governorate (4), Al Hasakah governorate (4).

The most active pairing was IS - SDF with 10 events.

Where events happened

2025-08-31: IS vs SDF (2 deaths)2025-08-30: Government of Syria vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-08-26: IS vs SDF (1 deaths)2025-08-26: Government of Israel vs Government of Syria (1 deaths)2025-08-26: Government of Israel vs Government of Syria (6 deaths)2025-08-26: IS vs SDF (1 deaths)2025-08-25: IS vs SDF (1 deaths)2025-08-25: Government of Syria vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-08-24: IS vs SDF (1 deaths)2025-08-24: Government of Syria vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-08-22: Government of Syria vs IS (3 deaths)2025-08-22: IS vs SDF (1 deaths)2025-08-21: IS vs SDF (1 deaths)2025-08-18: Government of Syria vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-08-16: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-08-15: Government of Syria vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-08-14: Government of Syria vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-08-14: IS vs SDF (1 deaths)2025-08-14: Government of Syria vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-08-12: Government of Syria vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-08-06: IS vs SDF (2 deaths)2025-08-03: Government of Syria vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-08-01: IS vs SDF (5 deaths)2025-08-01: Government of Syria vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Syria, August 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, August 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Deir ez Zor governorate711
Rif Dimashq governorate49
Al Hasakah governorate48
Ar Raqqah governorate23
Homs governorate23
Tartus governorate12
Hamah governorate12
Quneitra governorate11
Damascus governorate11
Daraa governorate11

Deadliest events, August 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
26 Aug 2025Markaz Rif Dimashq district
Rif Dimashq governorate		Government of Israel vs Government of Syria
State-based, 4 sources		6
1 Aug 2025Ras al Ayn district
Al Hasakah governorate		IS vs SDF
Non-state		5
22 Aug 2025Al Mayadin district
Deir ez Zor governorate		Government of Syria vs IS
State-based		3
31 Aug 2025Ar Raqqah district
Ar Raqqah governorate		IS vs SDF
Non-state		2
30 Aug 2025Markaz Tartus district
Tartus governorate		Government of Syria vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
18 Aug 2025As Suqaylibiyah district
Hamah governorate		Government of Syria vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
16 Aug 2025Deir ez Zor district
Deir ez Zor governorate		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
14 Aug 2025Mintaqat Markaz Homs district
Homs governorate		Government of Syria vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
0–2
6 Aug 2025Albu Kamal district
Deir ez Zor governorate		IS vs SDF
Non-state		2
26 Aug 2025Deir ez Zor district
Deir ez Zor governorate		IS vs SDF
Non-state		1

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Syria13
IS12
SDF10
Government of Israel2

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based3
Non-state10
One-sided11

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.