This country guidance is currently under review. In view of the recent significant changes in Syria, notably the fall of the Assad regime, some conclusions within this document may no longer be valid. When examining the international protection needs of applicants from Syria, please consider the most up-to-date country of origin information available. |
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: |
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
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Damascus 2020 |
EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria - Socio-economic situation: Damascus City (February 2020) Available at: |
Damascus 2021 |
EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria - Socio-economic situation: Damascus City (April 2021) Available at: |
Damascus 2022 |
EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria - Socio-economic situation: Damascus City (August 2022) Available at: |
IDPs and returnees |
EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria - Internally displaced persons, returnees and internal mobility (April 2020) Available at: |
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: |
Returnees from abroad |
EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Situation of returnees from abroad (June 2021) Available at: |
Security 2019 |
EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Security situation (November 2019) Available at: |
Security 2020 |
EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Security situation (May 2020) Available at: |
Security 2021 |
EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Security situation (July 2021) Available at: |
Security 2022 |
EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Security situation (September 2022) Available at: |
Security 2023 |
EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Security situation
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Situation of women |
EUAA Country of Origin Information Report: Syria – Situation of women (February 2020) Available at: |
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: |