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Syria: conflict events in October 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

9events22 the month before
21est. deaths
7civilian deaths

In October 2025, UCDP recorded 9 organized-violence events in Syria, with 21 estimated deaths. That is -59% compared with 22 events the month before.

44% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 7.

Events were concentrated in Deir ez Zor governorate (4), Aleppo governorate (2), Ar Raqqah governorate (1).

The most active pairing was Government of Syria - SDF with 3 events.

Where events happened

2025-10-31: Government of Syria vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-10-27: SDF vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-10-20: IS vs SDF (1 deaths)2025-10-16: Government of Syria vs IS (5 deaths)2025-10-15: IS vs SDF (3 deaths)2025-10-11: Government of Syria vs SDF (5 deaths)2025-10-09: Government of Syria vs SDF (1 deaths)2025-10-06: Government of Syria vs SDF (3 deaths)2025-10-02: IS vs SDF (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Syria, October 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, October 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Deir ez Zor governorate48
Aleppo governorate28
Ar Raqqah governorate13
Idlib governorate11

Deadliest events, October 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
16 Oct 2025Al Mayadin district
Deir ez Zor governorate		Government of Syria vs IS
State-based		5
11 Oct 2025Jabal Saman district
Aleppo governorate		Government of Syria vs SDF
State-based, 1 civilian		5
15 Oct 2025Ar Raqqah district
Ar Raqqah governorate		IS vs SDF
Non-state, 2 civilian, 2 sources		3
6 Oct 2025Jabal Saman district
Aleppo governorate		Government of Syria vs SDF
State-based, 2 civilian, 2 sources		3
31 Oct 2025—Government of Syria vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
27 Oct 2025Deir ez Zor district
Deir ez Zor governorate		SDF vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
20 Oct 2025Albu Kamal district
Deir ez Zor governorate		IS vs SDF
Non-state		1
9 Oct 2025Deir ez Zor district
Deir ez Zor governorate		Government of Syria vs SDF
State-based		1
2 Oct 2025Harim district
Idlib governorate		IS vs SDF
Non-state		1

Parties

PartyEvents
SDF7
Government of Syria5
IS4

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based4
Non-state3
One-sided2

All months

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