Risk events in Syria, January 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

52 events were recorded: 52 conflict events.

52 eventsSources: ucdp

52 events· Syria

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 2 events plottedOne-sided violence in Homs, Syria · Syria · 1 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 1 Jan 2026
Earthquake
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0 in the list
Disaster
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0 in the list
Conflict
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2 in the list
Unrest
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0 in the list
Advisory
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Events

What is happening now

52 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Homs, Syria

    1 fatality · Homs · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Damascus, Syria

    1 fatality · Damascus · Source: ucdp

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.