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Indiscriminate violence in Syria

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COMMON ANALYSIS
Last update: November 2021

The next sections provide detailed information and assessment of the level of indiscriminate violence and the risk it represents for civilians in Syria per governorate. Summaries are structured according to the following elements:

  • General information
  • Background of the conflict
  • Actors: control and presence
  • Nature of violence and examples of incidents
  • Incidents: data
  • Geographical scope
  • Civilian fatalities: data
  • Displacement
  • Further impact on civilians

The map below summarises and illustrates the assessment of indiscriminate violence per governorate:

Figure 13. Level of indiscriminate violence in Syria (based on data as of 31 March 2021).

 
 
  
Mere presence would be considered sufficient in order to establish a real risk of serious harm under Article 15(c) QD.
 
  
 
 
 
  
Indiscriminate violence reaches a high level and a lower level of individual elements is required to establish a real risk of serious harm under Article 15(c) QD.
 
  
 
 
 
   
Indiscriminate violence is taking place, however not at a high level, and a higher level of individual elements is required to establish a real risk of serious harm under Article 15(c) QD.
 
  
 
 
 
  
In general, there is no real risk for a civilian to be personally affected within the meaning of Article 15(c) QD