Risk events in Syria, August 2026

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464 events were recorded: 412 conflict events and 52 unrest events.

464 eventsSources: gdelt

464 events· Syria

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Aleppo, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Aleppo, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Aleppo, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Latakia, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in At-tall, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Aleppo, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Aleppo, Syria · Syria · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 19 Aug 2026Assault in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Tadmur, Syria · Syria · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Aleppo, Syria · Syria · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Aleppo, Syria · Syria · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 19 Aug 2026Assault in 'al'al, Syria · Syria · 19 Aug 2026Demonstration in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
412
47 in the list
Unrest
52
3 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
412
Unrest
90-day baseline: 38.6
52
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-010040070
2026-08-0200400210
2026-08-030011100
2026-08-040010000
2026-08-05001110122
2026-08-0600252078
2026-08-0700230022
2026-08-080080023
2026-08-0900150029
2026-08-1000193061
2026-08-11004518064
2026-08-1200249040
2026-08-1300144012
2026-08-1400130011
2026-08-150061042
2026-08-160061056
2026-08-1700181040
2026-08-1800695024
2026-08-190053308
2026-08-2000343026
2026-08-2100000204
2026-08-220000089
2026-08-230000034
2026-08-240000027
2026-08-250000014
2026-08-260000093
2026-08-270000074
2026-08-280000074
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-300000034
2026-08-3100000103

Events

What is happening now

464 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Assault in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 2 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Aleppo, Syria

    Severity 3 · Aleppo · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 4 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Assault in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 2 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Aleppo, Syria

    Severity 3 · Aleppo · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 4 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Assault in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 2 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military posture change in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 2 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Aleppo, Syria

    Severity 3 · Aleppo · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 4 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Assault in Latakia, Syria

    Severity 2 · Latakia · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 4 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in At-tall, Syria

    Severity 3 · At-tall · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military posture change in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 2 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Aleppo, Syria

    Severity 3 · Aleppo · Source: gdelt

  35. Unrest

    Demonstration in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  36. Unrest

    Demonstration in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  37. Unrest

    Demonstration in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Aleppo, Syria

    Severity 3 · Aleppo · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Assault in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 2 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Tadmur, Syria

    Severity 3 · Tadmur · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Aleppo, Syria

    Severity 3 · Aleppo · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Aleppo, Syria

    Severity 3 · Aleppo · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Reyhanlı, Syria

    Severity 3 · Reyhanlı · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Assault in 'al'al, Syria

    Severity 2 · 'al'al · Source: gdelt

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.