Annex II. Country of origin information references

Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, this document has been reviewed and updated. Please consult 'Interim Country Guidance: Syria (2025)'

 

The main COI sources used in the common analysis are the following (listed alphabetically by reference used in the text).
Actors

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria - Actors

(December 2019)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2019_12_EASO_COI_Report_Syria_Actors.pdf

COI Update 2022

EUAA Country of Origin Information Query: Syria - Major human rights, security, and humanitarian developments

(November 2022)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2022_11_Q36_EUAA_COI_Query_Response_Syria_Major_human_rights_security_and_humanitarian_developments.pdf  

COI Update 
2023
EUAA Country of Origin Information Query: Syria - Major human rights, security, and socio-economic developments

(December 2023)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2023_12_EUAA_COI_Query_Response_Q69_Syria_Major_human_rights_security_and_socio_economic_developments.pdf
Country 
Focus 2023 

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Country Focus 


(October 2023)

Available at: 


https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2023_10_EUAA_COI_Report_Syria_Country_focus.pdf

Damascus 2020

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria - Socio-economic situation: Damascus City

(February 2020)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/02_2020_EASO_COI_Report_Syria_Socio_economic_situation_Damascus_City.pdf

Damascus 2021

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria - Socio-economic situation: Damascus City

(April 2021)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2021_04_EASO_COI%20Report_Syria_Socio_economic_situation_Damascus_city.pdf

Damascus 2022

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria - Socio-economic situation: Damascus City

(August 2022)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/Plib/2022_08_EUAA_COI_Report_Syria_Socio_economic_situation_in_Damascus_city.pdf 

IDPs and returnees

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria - Internally displaced persons, returnees and internal mobility

(April 2020)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/04_2020_EASO_COI_Report_Syria_IDPs_returnees_and_internal_mobility.pdf

Military service

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria - Military service

(April 2021)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2021_04_EASO_COI_Report_Military_Service.pdf

Recaptured areas

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Exercise of authority in recaptured areas

(January 2020)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/01_2020_EASO_COI_Report_Syria_Exercise_of_authority_in_recaptured_areas.pdf

Returnees from abroad

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Situation of returnees from abroad

(June 2021)

Available at:

https://euaa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/publications/2021_06_EASO_Syria_Situation_returnees_from_abroad.pdf

Security 2019

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Security situation

(November 2019)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/11_2019_EASO_COI_Report_Syria_Security_situation.pdf

Security 2020

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Security situation

(May 2020)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/05_2020_EASO_COI_Report_Syria_Security_situation.pdf

Security 2021

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Security situation

(July 2021)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2021_07_EASO_COI_Report_Syria_Security_situation.pdf

Security 2022

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Security situation

(September 2022)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2022_09_EUAA_COI_Report_Syria_Security_situation.pdf

Security 2023

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Security situation


(October 2023) 


Available at:


https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2023_10_EUAA_COI_Report_Syria_Security_situation.pdf

Situation of women

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Situation of women

(February 2020)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/02_2020_EASO_COI_Report_Syria_Situation_of_women.pdf

Targeting 2020

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria - Targeting of individuals

(March 2020)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/03_2020_Syria_Targeting_of_individuals.pdf 

Targeting 2022

EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Targeting of individuals

(September 2022)

Available at:

https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2022_09_EUAA_COI_Report_Syria_Targeting_of_individuals.pdf