Risk events in Syria, May 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.

554 events were recorded: 518 conflict events and 36 unrest events.

554 eventsSources: gdelt · ucdp

554 events· Syria

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 31 May 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 31 May 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 31 May 2026Assault in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 31 May 2026Military force used in 'al'al, Syria · Syria · 31 May 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 31 May 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 31 May 2026Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 31 May 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 31 May 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 31 May 2026Military posture change in 'al'al, Syria · Syria · 31 May 2026Military force used in Jableh (Jablah), Syria · Syria · 30 May 2026Nuclear alert in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 30 May 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 30 May 2026Military force used in Aleppo, Syria · Syria · 30 May 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 30 May 2026Martial law in Ath Thawrah, Syria · Syria · 30 May 2026Nuclear alert in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 30 May 2026Non-state conflict in 'ayn-al-'arab, Syria · Syria · 30 May 2026One-sided violence in Al-Hasakah, Syria · Syria · 30 May 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Assault in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Assault in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Military force used in 'al'al, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Military force used in Nabatieh, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Military force used in Aleppo, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Assault in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Assault in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Assault in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Non-state conflict in Da'el, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026One-sided violence in Samandağ, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026Assault in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 28 May 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 28 May 2026Military force used in Aleppo, Syria · Syria · 28 May 2026Assault in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 28 May 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 28 May 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 28 May 2026Assault in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 28 May 2026Assault in Ramtha, Syria · Syria · 28 May 2026One-sided violence in Jableh (Jablah), Syria · Syria · 28 May 2026Demonstration in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 31 May 2026Demonstration in Ath Thawrah, Syria · Syria · 29 May 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
518
48 in the list
Unrest
36
2 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 518
518
Unrest
90-day baseline: 38.6
36
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-05-0100411013
2026-05-020018002
2026-05-030014001
2026-05-040014101
2026-05-050013000
2026-05-060023205
2026-05-070021209
2026-05-080011204
2026-05-090020102
2026-05-100034102
2026-05-110016107
2026-05-120022103
2026-05-130011202
2026-05-14007101
2026-05-150014005
2026-05-1600160013
2026-05-1700173015
2026-05-180014308
2026-05-190022001
2026-05-200022003
2026-05-210014201
2026-05-220091020
2026-05-230016005
2026-05-240010105
2026-05-250015505
2026-05-260018106
2026-05-2700181023
2026-05-28009203
2026-05-290019105
2026-05-30009005
2026-05-310011104

Events

What is happening now

554 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Assault in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 2 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in 'al'al, Syria

    Severity 3 · 'al'al · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military posture change in 'al'al, Syria

    Severity 2 · 'al'al · Source: gdelt

  12. Unrest

    Demonstration in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Jableh (Jablah), Syria

    Severity 3 · Jableh (Jablah) · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 4 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Aleppo, Syria

    Severity 3 · Aleppo · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Martial law in Ath Thawrah, Syria

    Severity 3 · Ath Thawrah · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 4 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in 'ayn-al-'arab, Syria

    3 fatalities · 'ayn-al-'arab · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Al-Hasakah, Syria

    1 fatality · Al-Hasakah · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Assault in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 2 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Assault in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 2 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in 'al'al, Syria

    Severity 3 · 'al'al · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Nabatieh, Syria

    Severity 3 · Nabatieh · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Aleppo, Syria

    Severity 3 · Aleppo · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Assault in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 2 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Assault in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 2 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Assault in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 2 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Da'el, Syria

    1 fatality · Da'el · Source: ucdp

  40. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Samandağ, Syria

    1 fatality · Samandağ · Source: ucdp

  41. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ath Thawrah, Syria

    Severity 3 · Ath Thawrah · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Assault in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 2 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Aleppo, Syria

    Severity 3 · Aleppo · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Assault in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 2 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Assault in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 2 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Assault in Ramtha, Syria

    Severity 2 · Ramtha · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Jableh (Jablah), Syria

    3 fatalities · Jableh (Jablah) · 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.