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SYRIA, YEAR 2019: Update on incidents according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) compiled by ACCORD, 23 June 2020

Number of reported incidents with at least one fatality Number of reported fatalities

National borders: GADM, November 2015a; administrative divisions: GADM, November 2015b; in- cident data: ACLED, 20 June 2020; coastlines and inland waters: Smith and Wessel, 1 May 2015 , YEAR 2019: UPDATE ON INCIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) COMPILED BY ACCORD, 23 JUNE 2020

Contents Conflict incidents by category

Number of Number of reported fatalities 1 Number of Number of Category incidents with at incidents fatalities Number of reported incidents with at least one fatality 1 least one fatality Explosions / Remote Conflict incidents by category 2 13672 1753 5751 violence Development of conflict incidents from 2017 to 2019 2 Battles 2814 1344 8296 Strategic developments 1348 19 37 Methodology 3 Violence against civilians 1167 724 1169 Conflict incidents per province 4 Protests 331 2 14 Riots 25 3 5 Localization of conflict incidents 4 Total 19357 3845 15272 Disclaimer 9 This table is based on data from ACLED (datasets used: ACLED, 20 June 2020).

Development of conflict incidents from 2017 to 2019

This graph is based on data from ACLED (datasets used: ACLED, 20 June 2020).

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Methodology GADM. Incidents that could not be located are ignored. The numbers included in this overview might therefore differ from the original ACLED data. ACLED uses The data used in this report was collected by the Armed Conflict Location & Event varying degrees of geographic precision for the individual incidents, depending Data Project (ACLED). ACLED collects data on reported conflict events in selected on what level of detail is reported. Thus, towns may represent the wider region in African and Asian countries, Syria being among them. ACLED researchers collect which an incident occured, or the provincial capital may be used if only the province event data from a variety of sources and code them by date, location, agent, and is known. Erroneous location data, especially due to identical place names, cannot event type. be fully excluded.

Most of the data collected by ACLED is gathered based on publicly available, Incidents comprise the following categories: battles, headquarters or bases es- secondary reports. It may therefore underestimate the volume of events. Fatality tablished, non-violent strategic activities, riots/protests, violence against civilians, data particularly is vulnerable to bias and inaccurate reporting, and ACLED states non-violent transfer of territory, remote violence. For details on these categories, to use the most conservative estimate available. ACLED uses the reports’ context please see to estimate fatalities for events with reported fatalities for which the exact number is unknown (“10” for plural fatalities, “100” if “hundreds” are mentioned, etc.). • ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: Armed Conflict For further details on ACLED and for the full data, see www.acleddata.com and Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) Codebook (2019), 10 April 2019 Raleigh; Linke; Hegre, and Karlsen, 2010. https://www.acleddata.com/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2017/10/ ACLED_Codebook_2019FINAL_pbl.pdf Based on this data, the Austrian Centre for Country of Origin & Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD) compiles updates on conflict incidents and pub- • ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: Armed Conflict lishes them on ecoi.net to offer another access point to the ACLED datasets. Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) User Quick Guide, April 2019 https://www.acleddata.com/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2019/04/ It is advised to employ extreme caution when using fatality numbers. General-User-Guide_FINAL.pdf

Assessments of the security situation should not be based solely on quantitative • ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: FAQs: ACLED Fatality analysis of event data. Methodology, 27 January 2020 https://www.acleddata.com/download/17979/ Please see ACLED’s additional methodological paper for Syria: ACLED, 16 April 2019

Geographic map data is primarily based on GADM, complemented with other sources if necessary. Incidents are mapped to GADM provinces using the provinces in ACLED data. Province names and borders may differ between ACLED and

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Conflict incidents per province are taken from GADM data which serves as the basis for the maps above.

Number of Number of Number of In Al Hasakah, 1247 incidents killing 1044 people were reported. The following Province incidents with incidents fatalities locations were among the affected: Aba Kabirah, Abbaa, Abu Fas, Abu fatalities Hamdah, Abu Rasayn, Abu Rasin, Abu Rusayn, Adlah, Ain Diwar, Al Al Hasakah 1247 299 1044 Asadiyah, Al Jana, Al Jawadiyah, Al Maylibiyah, Al-, Al-Amirat, 2673 537 1657 Al-Arbain, Al-Dahma, Al-Hasakeh, Al-Hasakeh - Al Ghazal, Al-Hasakeh - Al Ar Raqqah 602 205 778 Kallaseh, Al-Hasakeh - Al Mufti, Al-Hasakeh - Al Rusafa, Al-Hasakeh - Al-Aziziyeh, Al-Hasakeh - Ghoweran, Al-Hasakeh - Housh Al-Ba’er, As Suwayda’ 79 34 72 Al-Hasakeh - , Al-Hasakeh - Salhiyeh, Al-Karameh, Al-Kasra, 50 29 60 Al-Maabdaa, Al-Majou, Al-Malha, Al-Malikeyyeh, Al-Nasriyah, Al-Sa’da, Dar‘a 435 199 310 Al-Shamsani, Al-Silmasa, Al-Tuwinah, Al-Yarubiyah, Al-Zehiriyeh, Alia, Aluk Dayr Az Zawr 1291 600 2656 Sharkiya, Aluq al Gharbiyah, Amiriyeh, , Aniq El Hawa, Aradah, Hamah 5245 542 2980 Areesheh, Arshet Ras El Ein, As-Safeh, Asfar Najar, Atamiye, Aziziyeh, Bab al Faraj, Bab al Kheir, Ballujah, Bikaret Elhilaiya, Bir Nuh, Bir Qadim, Brigade Hims 81 53 334 546 Army Base, Daghaim Ajaj, Daoudiyeh, Darbasiyah, Dardara, Dashishah, 6706 1062 4121 Dwerah, Fadghami, Fakkeh, Faysaliyya, Ghabashiah, Hab Hawa, Hadaj, Lattakia 578 106 842 Halleq, Hamu, Haylah, Hdadiyeh, Hliwah, Hole, Hole Camp, Humaydiah, 35 10 19 Jabal Abdulaziz, Jabisah Oil Fields, Jan Tamr, Jan Tamr Gharbi, Jaroudiyah, Rif Dimashq 333 169 399 Jattal, Java, Jazaa, Kashqa, Kashto, Khanik, Kharab Rashak, Kherbit Al khadra, Khirbat Al-Naimah, Khirbet Hammoud, Khrbit Al-Banat, Khweitleh 2 0 0 Hmud, Kozliyeh, Leylan, , Mabrouka Camp, Madhba’a, Maghloje, Mahmudiyeh, Makhroum, Malha, Manajir, , Mashrafah, Matalla, Mjeibreh, Modan, Mousa Kora, Mubarakiyeh, Muraykiz, Nefkur, Qabr al Localization of conflict incidents Sheikh Hassan, Qahtaniyyah, Qasemiyeh, Qasr Eldib, Qasruk, Qayrawan Amuda, Qotniyeh, Quamishli, Quamishli Airbase, Quraish, Ras Al Ain, Note: The following list is an overview of the incident data included in the ACLED Rashidiyeh, Rashidiyeh Derbasiyeh, Rawya, Rihaniya, Rihaniyet Shamr, dataset. More details are available in the actual dataset (date, location data, event Rmelan, Safa, Salam, Salhiyeh, , Shadadah, type, involved actors, information sources, etc.). The data’s precision varies among Shakariyah, Shakhat, Shamo, Shara, Soda, Tal Ahmad, Tal Al-, Tal the incidents: a town may represent a region, or the provincial capital may be Anbar, Tal Arqam, Tal Baydar, Tal Baydar Haskeh, Tal Brak, Tal Farfara, Tal used if the precise location of an incident is unkown. In the following list, the names Hmis, Tal Jammeh, Tal Jihan, Tal Khanzir, Tal Mohammad, Tal Shayr, Tal of event locations are taken from ACLED, while the administrative region names Tamer, Tal al Janab, Tall Abbud, Tall Diyab, Tall Hurmuz, Tall Kubaybah, Tall

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Tawil, Tall Ward Sharqi, Tawileh, Tell Halaf, Tell Qartal, El Arab, Um Al Ihtaymilat, Iskan, Jabal Azzan, Jalabiyeh, Jalbul, Jamus Wiran, Jandairis, Safir, Um Harmala, Um Hojairah, Um Shu’ayfah, Umm Al-Kayf, Umm Jarablus, Jarez, Jat, Jazraya, Jeb Naassan, Jeineh, Jub al Hamir, Juqali, Al-Khair, Umm Ashba, Umm Hafur, Umm al Asafir, Western Abdel Salam, Juqali Al-Tahtaniyah, Jurayyat, Juwaiq, Kaan Kurk, Kabashin, Kafr Aleppo, Western Alouk, Ya’robiyah, Zaydiyeh Ras El Ein. Kafr Amma, Kafr Antoun, Kafr Dael, Kafr Ghan, Kafr Hamra, Kafr Janna, Kafr Kalbein, Kafr Karmin, Kafr Khasher, Kafr Naha, Elatareb, Kafr Noran, Kafr Rum, , Kafr Shil, Kafr Taal, Kafr Zayt, Kafra, In Aleppo, 2673 incidents killing 1657 people were reported. The following Kafrantin, , Kassibeh, Kawkabah, Khaderiyah Tahtaniah, Khalsa, locations were among the affected: A’rima, A’wejel, Abad, Abla, Abu Zandin, Khan Al-Asal, , Khan al-Asal, Kharab Hisaq, Khawari, Khirbat az Abyan Saman, Abzemo, Afrin, Aghtrin, Ain , Ain al Arab, Ain al Arab Air Zuwayn, Kimar, Kirzele, Koran Jandris, Korhyok, Kreidiyeh, Kusniya, Lower Base, Ajil, Al Bab, Al Bughaz, Al Harishah, Al Hussyah, Al Kawukli, Al Kafardali, Ma’btali, Maaret Elartiq, Maarrata, Mahsana, Makbas, Makhala, Khalidiyah, Al Qurt, Al Rafai, Al Salameh, Al Salloum, Al Ziyarah, Al’awasi, Mamali, Mansoura, Mansura, Manyan, , Maratet Um Hosh, Mare’, Al-Alqamiyyeh, Al-Baylonah, Al-Bohouth al-Elmia, Al-Eis, Al-Harsh, Marhamiya, Maryuda, Mashaala, Masikah, Mayasa, Meidan Ekbis, , Al-Malikeyyeh, Al-Mallah, Al-Qasmiyeh, Al-Rashdeen, Al-Wasita, Aleppo, Menagh - Military Airport, Menbij, Meydanki, Mohra, Mreimin Afrin, Nabul, Aleppo - Al-Ansari, Aleppo - Al-Ashrafiyya, Aleppo - Al-Azamiyeh, Aleppo - Nayrab Air Base, Niddeh, Niyarah, Olasha, , Qamari, Qarrasi, Al-Farafra, Aleppo - Al-Khaldiya, Aleppo - Al-Layramoun, Aleppo - Qastal Jandu, Qebtan al Jabal, Qermitliq, , Qilah, Qude, Qurt Qulaq al Al-Nayrab, Aleppo - Al-Nile, Aleppo - Al-Sabeel, Aleppo - Al-Salhen, Aleppo Kabirah, Rafeeah, Raju, Rasm Eliss, Regiment 111 Army Base, Regiment 46 - - Al-Sukari, Aleppo - Al-, Aleppo - Al-Ziebdiyeh, Aleppo - Bustan Military Base, Rif al-Mohandessin al-Awal, Rif al-Mohandessin al-Thani, Sad al-Zahra, Aleppo - City Hall, Aleppo - Fardos, Aleppo - Halab Al-Jadida, Al-, Sadiyah, Sahara, Sajur, Sandaf, Sarin, Sayada, Seftek, Shamarin, Aleppo - Hamadaniyeh, Aleppo - Jamiliyeh, Aleppo - Jibreen, Aleppo - Sharan, Shawarighat al Arz, Shaykh Sulayman, Sheikh Helal, Sheikh Isa, Masharqa, Aleppo - Ramousa, Aleppo - Saif al-Dawla, Aleppo - Sakhour, Sheikh Najjar, Sheikh al-Hadid, Sheran, Shewargha Guzan, Shughaydilah, Aleppo - Al-Dina, Aleppo - Shahabaa, Aleppo - Syriac Quarter, Shuwayhanah, Shuyukh, Sinnara, Solan, Sorhane, Sosyan, Su Sinbat, Aleppo - Tal Al-Zarazir, Aleppo - Tishreen, , Andan, Anjara, Aqibah, Sukkariyah Saghira, Sultahiyeh, Suran, Tabara Madi, Tadaf, Tal Allush, Tal Ar-Ra’ee, Arab Hassan Kabeer, Arab Hassan Saghir, Arab Ushaghi, Aranda, Bajer, Tal Elhawa, Tal Heddiyeh, Tal Jbine, Tal Jijin, Tal Madeeq, Tal Mamu, Arnaz, Artillery College, Ashmah, Atareb, Awshariyah, , Aziziyeh, Tal Msebin, Tal Syriatel, Tal Tawil, Talafeh, Tall Aran, Tall Ed-Daman, Tall Baadinli, Bab Al Salameh, Babis, Bafelyun, Baghdak, Banes, Barad, Barna, Malid, Tall Refaat, Tamura, Tanab, Taqad, Tatemrash, Tayha, Tel Battal, Tell Barqum, Bastron, , Basuta, Batabu, Baza’a, Big Othmaniya, Dadin, Terhin, Toq, Turandah, Turkman Bareh, Tweis, Um Adase, Um Atba, Bishqatine, Biyanoun, Blaliko, Blinta, Boban, Bshantra, Bulbul, Burj Al-Qas, Um Elkaramel, Um Jlud, Umm Adasah Khaliliyah, Umm al Qarah, Upper Buwaybiyah, Byanun, Dabiq, Dadat, Daghelbash, Dahrat Abd Rabou, Dana, Kafardali, Upper Shyookh, Urum al-Kubra, Urum al-Sughra, Waridah, Dandaniya, Daret Azza, Darwish Ubasi, Deir Ballut, Deir Jamal, Deir Wdeihi, Western Kafr Jum, Yalishli, Yaqed Eladas, Zahraa, Zarbah, Meshmesh, Deir Samaan, Deir Sawan, Dweir Elhawa, Ein Daqneh, Electricity Zayadiyeh, Zaytuneh, Zeitan, Ziyadiyah, Ziyara, Zmar, Zur Maghar. Association Suburb, Enab, Fafertin, Fafin, Farat, Ghandorah, Hadher, Hajilar, Halula, Hamran, Harbal, , Hayyan, Hazwan, Helubiye, , Himar, Hmeira, Hoteh, Hulaq, Hur, Huwair al-Eis, ICARDA Research Facility, Ibbin, In Ar Raqqah, 602 incidents killing 778 people were reported. The following

5 SYRIA, YEAR 2019: UPDATE ON INCIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) COMPILED BY ACCORD, 23 JUNE 2020 locations were among the affected: 93rd Brigade Army Base, Abdi Koy, Abu Kafr Sousah, Damascus - Mazzeh, Damascus - Rukn El-Din, Damascus - Khurayza, Abu Serra, Akeirshi, Al Hishah, Al Masaudiyah, Al Mushayrfah, Al , Mazzeh Military Air Base, Patrol Palestine Branch. Tabqa, Al-Asadiyah, Al-Hamam, Al-Hurriyeh, Al-Khalidiyah, Al-Manqala, Al-Rasafah, Al-Tabqa Dam, Ali Bajliyah, Ar-, Ar-Raqqa - Al-Dar’eiyah, In Dar‘a, 435 incidents killing 310 people were reported. The following locations Ar-Raqqa - Al-Mansour, Ar-Raqqa - Al-Nahdah, Ar-Raqqa - Al-Thawrah, were among the affected: 112th Brigade, 38th Bridage, 9th Armored Division, Ar-Raqqa - Amin, Ar-Raqqa - Ammar Ibn Yaser, Ar-Raqqa - Hurriyeh, Abdin, , Adwan, Ajami, Al Matallah, Al-Harra, Al-Sourah, Alma, Ar-Raqqa - Maamoun, Ar-Raqqa - Salhiyeah, Ar-Raqqa - Tas-Heeh, Ankhel, As-Sanamayn, Ash-Shajara, Atman, Bisr Elharir, Busra Esh-Sham, Ar-Raqqa - Tishrine, Ar-Raqqa - Wihdeh, Arida Abu , Assadiya, Badi, Da’el, Dar’a, Dar’a - Al-Mansheyyi, Dar’a - Al-Sad, Dar’a - Arbaine, Dar’a - Bajliya, Bir Asheq, Bir Atwan, Bir Issa, Bir Tamah, Dik, Division 17, Ein Al-Arus, Hettin, Dar’a - Karak, Dar’a - Oumawiyeen, Dar’a - Shuhada, Deir al Bakht, Ein Issa, Fakhikheh, Farhaniya, , Hala Khas, al Turkman, Eastern Ghariyeh, Eastern Maliha, Ghabagheb, Gharz, Hit, Hrak, ’, , Hamra Buwaytiyah, Hamrat Balasim, Hamrat Ghanam, Hamrat Nasir, Hora, Jbab, Jizeh, Jlein, Jomleh, Kahil, Karak, Kharab Shahem, Kherbet Ghazala, Hoshan, Hweijet al Abd, Jahjah, Jdaydet , Judayda, Jurn Aswad, Khirbet Qias, Lajat, Maaraba, Mahjeh, Mlihet Elatash, Mseifra, Mzeireb, Jurneyyeh, Kafifeh, Kalta, Karama, Kasrat Faraj, Katuniyeh, Khafat Salem, Nahta, Namar, Nasib, Nawa, , Qayta, Sahm El Golan, Sahm El Golan Khafeiyeh, Khafiyah, Kherbet Elroz, Kherbit Faris, Khirbet al Fares, Khneiz, Dam, Sahwa, Sayda, Sheikh Miskine, Sheikh Saed, Sur, , Tal Shihab, Tall Kleib, Kuramaza, Maadan, Mab’oujeh, Mansura, Mazraat Huttein, Al Samn, Tall al Harra, Tall al Jabiyah, Tassil, Tiba, Um Elmayathen, Um Muhaysiniyah, Mutkelte, Nussif Tall, Qahtaniyyeh, Qantari, Qaranfil Foqani, Walad, Western Ghariyeh, Yadudeh, Zamrin, . Qazali, Quneitra, Qutranah, Rahbi, Raqqet Samra, Saida, Sakoura, Sawsak, Sharkrak, Sofayyan Asward, Sukariyet Tal Elsamen, Sukaryu, Sukkarieh, Suluk, Tabqa Airbase, Tal Fandar, Tal Samn, Tall Akhdar, Tall Bilal, Tall In Dayr Az Zawr, 1291 incidents killing 2656 people were reported. The Othman, Tanouza, Tell Abiad, Thlath Kharab, Wabdah, Wbideh, Western following locations were among the affected: 113th Air Defense Brigade, Abu Jaabar, Yabseh, Yarmuk, Zunnar. Hamam, Abu Hardoub, Abu Hasan, , Abul Nitel, Al Arqub, Al Asbah Farm, Al Jafra, Al Jafra - Oil field, Al Jamah, Al Kashmeh, Al , Al Sabkhah, Al Salhiyyah, Al Shanan, Al Shu’aytat, Al Sikhah, Al-Asbah In As Suwayda’, 79 incidents killing 72 people were reported. The following farms, Al-Bahra, Al-Bukamal, Al-Bukamal - Industrial Zone, Al-Bukamal locations were among the affected: Al Thaalah Military Air Base, Al-Thaala, Border Crossing, Al-Hawayij, Al-Heri, Al-Hessan, Al-Hussainiyah, Ara, Ariqa, As-Sweida, Atil, Dara, Deir al-Laban, Dor, , Hazm, Kafr, Al-Junaynah, Al-Jurdi al-Gharbi, Al-Kashma, Al-Kubar, Al-Sayjan - Oil Field, Karaa, Khalkhaleh, Kherba, Majadel, Mardak, Mashnaf, Qanawat, Qarayya, Al-Sayyal, Al-Shahabat, Al-Tabiyah Gas Field, Al-Tank Field, Al-Teem - Oil Raha, Salakhed, Samma al Hneidat, Shahba, Sleim, Taara, Tall Qulayb, Field, Al-Zabari, Albu Badran, As Safafinah, As Sukkariyah, Ash Shajilah, Ash Tarba, Um Elzaytun. Shula, Ashara, Ayyash, Azraq oil field, Baghuz, Barr al Sham, Basira, Bir Shuwayhan, Bishri Mountain - Deir-ez-Zor, Breiha, , Dahleh, Daman, In Damascus, 50 incidents killing 60 people were reported. The following Darnaj, Deir-ez-Zor, Deir-ez-Zor - Al-Joura-Al-Thawra, Deir-ez-Zor - , locations were among the affected: Damascus, Damascus - Al-Midan, Deir-ez-Zor - Military Airport, Deir-ez-Zor - Tashreen - Harabesh, Dweir, Damascus - Al-, Damascus - Barzeh, Damascus - , Damascus - Elhisan, Faydat Bin Muwaynah, , Gharibah, Gharibeh, ,

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Hamdan Military Air Base, Harbisha, Harijiyah, Hawamah, Hawayij Thiban, Shathah, Nahr al Barid, Najm Zuhur, Naqir, Qa’urah, Qabr Fadda, Qabr Hawijat Kat’, Hejneh, Hreiji, Hssein, Hwaijet Saker, Hweij Dhiab, Jabal Fidda, Qalat Mirza, Qamhana, , , Qbariyeh, Qbeibat Abu al-Baghuz, Jabal al-Thardah, Jadid Bakkara, Jalaa, Jasim, Jazaret Elhuda, Qirata, Qulaydin, Rabiah, , Rasm Al Ahmar, Sahab, Sakhr, Elbuhmeid, Jdid Ekeidat, Jiah, Jneineh, Jurdi al-Sharqi, Kaba Jeb, Kasra, Salba, Sayad, Sehriyeh, , Shat-ha, Shatheh, Sheikh Hadid, Sheikh , Kishkiyeh, Koniko Gas Field, Lower Baqras, Marashdeh, Mashekh, Hilal, Sher, Shezer, Shir Maghar, Sifsafiyeh, Snideh, Suha, Suran, Tal Agher, Mathlum, Mhemideh, Moezleh, Mrat, Muaayzilah, Muhasan, Muzan, Tal Bzam, Tal Hawash, Tal Khazneh, Tal Milh, Tal Salhab, Tal Sekkin, Tal Mweileh, Namliyah, Omar - Oil Fields, Qetet Elbuleil, Quriyeh, Rabida, Wassit, Tal al Fas, Tall Othman, Tall al-Sakhr, Tayyibah, Tell Syriatel, Tiba Ramadi, Ruwayshid, Saalu, Salhiyeh, Sawa, Sbeikhan, Shafa, Shaqra, Shiheil, Elemam, Tleisiyeh, Tobeh, Treismeh, Tuba, Tweini, Um Hartein, Wadi Siyal, Sosa, Sur, Sweidan Jazira, Sweiyeh, T2 Pumping Station, Tabiyet Jazira, Al-Azeeb, Wadi Hismin, Zakoom, Zalaqit, Zawi - Zawyeh, Zayzun, Zegbeh, Takihi, Tayib Al-Fal, Tayyana, Thiban, Tiba, Tuwamiyeh, Upper Baguz, Upper Zeyzoun Dam, Ziyara, . Baqras, Wasi’ah, Zghir Jazireh, Zir. In Hims, 81 incidents killing 334 people were reported. The following locations In Hamah, 5245 incidents killing 2980 people were reported. The following were among the affected: ARK Oilfield, Al-Hail - Oil Field, Al-, locations were among the affected: AS-Suqaylabiyah, Abu Khanadeq, Abu Al-Kadeer, Al-Koum, Al-Shair - Gas Field, Al-Wa’er Valley, Ar-Rastan, Arak, Obaidah Al Jarrah, Abu Raidi, Al Aziziyeh, Al Ghab Plain, Al Hamra, Al Deir Fool, Hmeimeh, , Homs - Ikrima, Homs - Wadi al-Thahab, Hosh Karamah, Al Uraymah, Al-Hamidiah, Al-Haweeja, Al-Janabrah, Al-Latamna, Hajjo, Qaryatein, Sawahan, Sawane - Phosphate Mine, Air Base, Al-Mashiak, Al-Qahera, Al-Shari’ah, Al-Shuhatiyah, Al-Sirmaniyah, Sokhneh, T3 Pumping Station, Tadmor, , Tall Kalakh, - Airport, Al-Zakah, Ammurin, Amqiyah, Amya, Ankawi, , Ar Rasif, Arbain, Tweinan, Umm Haratayn. As-Saan, As-Salamiyeh, As-Suqaylabiyah, Asharneh, Aslieh, , Ayn Rayhaniyah, Ayn Sulaymu, Aziziyeh, Baath Vanguards Camp, Bab Eltaqa, In Idlib, 6706 incidents killing 4121 people were reported. The following Bahsa, Braideej, Bweida, Damina, Dar Hardati, Dayr , Deir Elfardis, locations were among the affected: Abdeta, Abdin, Abu Dafn, Abu Dali, Abu Doqmaq, Dweir Elakrad, Ein al Kurum, Fawru, Hakora, , , Habbeh, Abu Jurayf, Abu Makki, Abu Omar, Abu Sharji, Abul Thohur, Abul Hama - Airbase, , Hamra, Hardana, Hasraya, Hawarte, Hawash, Thohur - Military Airport, Afes, Ain al-Suda, Air Defence Base - Defunct, Ajaz, Hawijat al-Sallah, Hiyalin, Hmeirat, Horriyeh, Huweiz, Hweijeh, Ithariyah, Al Alani, Al Burnas, Al Haditha, Al Hallubah, Al Hanboushiyeh, Al Sahn, Al Jabal Jubb Sulayman, Jabal Shashabo, Jabal Zein Al-Abedeen, Jabriyah, Serj, Al Younesiyah, Al-’Amiriyah, Al-Dana, Al-Hamidiyyi, Al-Haraki, Jalma, Jarjisa, Jbine, Jdideh, Jeb Khsara, Jeb Ramleh, Jeb al Ahmar, Jerniyeh, Al-Hibet, Al-Jadu’iya, Al-Khazanat Army Fueling Base, Al-Khuraybah, Jid, Jirn, Jisr Beit Ras, Jub Suleiman, , Kafr Hud, Kafr Nabutha, Kafr Al-Luwaybdah, Al-Metrawa, Al-Salumiya, Al-Z’einiyeh, Amud, , , Kafr al Tun, Karim, Karnaz, Kawkab, Khanafis, Khattab, Kherbet Armanaya, , , , Arynba, Ash Sha’rah, Atmah, Atmah Elnaqus, Khirbat Luwaybidah, Kirkat, Krah, , , Lower Amiqa, Camp, , , Bab El Hawa, Babilla, , Badama, Badriyeh, Lower Shateha, Maan, Maar Dis, Maarkaba, Madiq Castle, Maghir, , Ballisa, Balqah, , , Banin, Bara, Baragethi, , Mahrousa, Majdal, Mansura, Masaada, Masasneh, , Midan Ghazal, Barisha, Barnan, Barsa, Bashiriyah, Batenta, , Bennsh, Big Khwein, Middle Fan, Muhajereen, Muhradah, Murak, Mustariha, Mustarihah, Na’urat Bijghas, Bishlamon, Borj, Breiseh, , Bsanqul, Bsaqla, , Bustan,

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Bzeit, Dana, Dar Al-Kabira, Darkosh, , Deir Sharqi, Deir Sunbul, Sheikh Bahr, Sheikh Dames, Sheikh , Sheikh Mustafa, Shinan, Shughur, Delim, Dhahabiyah, , , Eblin, Ehsem, Ein El-Bayda, Ein Laruz, Shulin, Sihal, Sokkariyeh, Southern Rasha, Sqiah, Stuh al-Deir, Sukariye Abu Ein Shib, Ejaz, Eshtabraq, Fa’lol, Falyun, , , Ferwan, , Foah, Qmis, Sukayk, Sukkariyah Farms, Suqayah, Suruj, Suth al Deir, Tabish, Tah, Frikeh, , , Ghaniyah, Ghassaniyeh, Haimaymat, Halban, , Tal ’Adah, Tal Aas, Tal Dam, Tal Dibis, Tal Hamki, Tal Kersyan, Tal , Halluz, Hamadaniyeh, Hamdieh, , Haranbush, Harim, Khanzir, Tal Maraq, Tal Sultan, Tal Tuqan, Tal al-Khaznah, Tal al-Tar’i, Harran, Harsh Basanqul, Has, Hawa, Hazano, , , Heish, , Talhiyeh, Tall Al Nar, Tall Al Nimr, Tall Azzou, Tall Harran, Tall Hummus, Tall , , Idleb, Idleb - Al Gharbi, Idleb - Al Janoubi, Idleb - Al-Sharqui, Jaafar, Tall Kalbah, Tall Khatra, Tall Sidi Ja’far, Tall Sukayk, Tall al Nabi Idleb Central Prison, Ineb, , Istablat, Jabal Arba’in, Jabal al-Zawiya, Ayoub, Tall al-Shaykh, Tamanaah, Taqana, Tar’ei, Tawil al-Halib, Tawil Jadraya, Jallas, Janat al Qura, Janudiyeh, Jarada, , Jbala, Jeb Kas, al-Sheikh, Teftnaz, Teftnaz - Military Air Base, Telamnas, Tell A’war, Termala, Jisr-Ash-Shugur, , Joseph, Judaydat Nawwaf, Kafir, Kafr Amim, Kafr Termanin, Toum, Tuffahiyeh, Turnabah, Um Jalal, Um Nir, Um Zaytuna, Um al Aruq, Kafr Basin, , Kafr Deryan, Kafr Din, Kafr Dun, Kafr Ein, Kafr Tinah, Um al-Khalakhil, Umm Turaykiyah, Upper Sheikh Sindyan, Wadi Haya, Kafr Jales, Kafr Lata, Kafr Lusin, Kafr Mars, Kafr Musa, Kafr Nobol, al-Dayf Army Base, Watba, Western Deir, Wiramba, Yakoubia, Kafr Omeim, , Kafr Shalaya, , Kafraya, Kafraziba, Mashehad, , Ziyadah Qibliyyah, Zurzur. , Kafrtab, Kafruhin, Kafruma, , Kanayis, , Karatin al-Kabira, Karatin al-Saghira, Karsaa, Kastan al Tahtani, Kastanah Fawqan, In Lattakia, 578 incidents killing 842 people were reported. The following Kelly, Khafiyah, Khan Al-Sabeel, Khan Shaykun, Khan al-Sabeel, Khan locations were among the affected: Ain al Ashra, Ain al Ghazal, Al-Haffa, shaykun, Kherbet As Saruni, , Khirbat Arnabah, Khwein Elshaer, Al-, Atirah, Bishlama, Ein Elhur, Ein Issa, Ein al Qantara, Haddada, , Kinda, Kniset Nakhleh, Korin, Kuraysantah, Kuwayris, Lajj, Hmeimim Air Base, Jabal al-Akrad, Jabal al-Turkman, Jablah, Kabani, Ma’aratah, Ma’arrat An Nu’man, Ma’arrat Tamasrin, Ma’arrat Tayrah, Maar Kansaba, Kasab, Khadraa, Lattakia, Lattakia - Al-Thawrah, Nahshabba, Dibsi, Maar Hattat, Maar Shamarin, Maar Shamsheh, Maar Shurin, Maar Qastal Maaf, Rabee’a, Salanfa, Salma, Saraf, Shalaf, Shamruran, Tall Rasho, Tamater, Maarat , , Maaret Al Naasan, Maaret Harma, Tallat Abu Ali, Tardeen, Touma, Yamdiyeh. Maarzita, , Madaya, Maghar al Hammam, Maghar al-Hammam, , Magharet Merza, , Mantaf, Mantar, , Marata, In Quneitra, 35 incidents killing 19 people were reported. The following locations Marayan, , Marj Elzohur, Maryamyn, Mass’ada, Mastumeh, were among the affected: Ein Eltineh, Ein Frekha, Ghadir al Bostan, Hadar, Maysrunah, Meshmeshan, Mhambal, Milaja, , Mir’aya, , , Jbata Elkhashab, Katzrin, Khan Arnaba, Majdal Shams, Nabe Elfawar, Nabe , Msheirfeh Qabliyeh, Msheirfeh Shamaliah, Mughr al Henta, Elsakher, Quneitra, Quneitra - Golan Border Crossing, Tall al Shaar, Um Musaybitah, Nahar Al Abiad, Nahliya, , Nayrab, , Orm Eljoz, Batna. Qaderiyeh, , Qarah Jurn, Qarati, Qarmid Checkpoint, , Qatra, Qminas, Qoqfin, Qourqeena, Qrsaya, Qunaya, Rabiah, Raffa, Rajm al Qet, Rami, Ras al-Ain, Rasm Ward, Rayan, Ruwaiha, , Salamin, Salhiyeh, In Rif Dimashq, 333 incidents killing 399 people were reported. The following Salihiyeh, , , Sanjar, Saraqab, Sarja, , , locations were among the affected: 1st Armored Division, Adra, Adra Central , Sayadi, Selwa, , Shaghurayt, , Sham al-Hawa, Prison, Al Sabboura, Al-Hama, An Nabk, Aqraba, Arbin, Assal al Ward, At Tall, Az-Zabdani, Babella, Bahdaliyah, Beit Saber, Beit Sahm, ,

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Betima, Damascus - International Airport, , Deir Attiyeh, Deir Sources Elasafir, Dhameer, Dimas, Duma, Eastern Qalamoon, Eftreis, Ein Terma, Felita, Hamouriya, , Hezzeh, Hosh Nasri, Hseiniyeh, , Jdidet • ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: Control, Contestation, Artuz, Jirud, Jisrein, Jroud Al-Qalamoon, , Kanaker, Khan Elshih, and Activity in Syria, 16 April 2019 Kisweh, M’adamiyat al-Sham, , Mahmadiyeh, Maliha, Marj Sultan, https://www.acleddata.com/download/13825/ Masnaa Border Crossing, Misraba, Nashabiyeh, Otayba, Qalamoun, Qara, Qastal, Qodsayya, Raheiba, Rankus, Ras El Ein - Yabrud, Rukban, Sa’sa’, • ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: (20 June Sahl, , , Sayyeda Zeinab, Sidnaya Military Prison, Tanf, Tanf 2020), 20 June 2020 Border Crossing, Tlul al Safa, , Yalda, Zakiyeh, . https://www.acleddata.com/download/2915/

In Tartus, 2 incidents killing 0 people were reported. The following locations were • GADM – Global Administrative Areas: gadm28_levels.shp, Version 2.8, among the affected: Duraykish, Tartous. November 2015a http://biogeo.ucdavis.edu/data/gadm2.8/gadm28_levels.shp.zip

• GADM – Global Administrative Areas: SYR_adm.zip, Version 2.8, November 2015b https://biogeo.ucdavis.edu/data/gadm2.8/shp/SYR_adm_shp.zip

• Raleigh, Clionadh; Linke, Andrew; Hegre, Håvard, and Karlsen, Joakim: “In- troducing ACLED-Armed Conflict Location and Event Data”, in: Journal of Peace Research (47(5) 2010 ), pp. 651–660 http://jpr.sagepub.com/content/47/5/651.full.pdf+html

• Smith, Walter H. F. and Wessel, Paul: Global Self-consistent Hierarchical High-resolution Geography (GSHHG), Version 2.3.4, 1 May 2015 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/shorelines/data/gshhg/latest/

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Event data may be revised or complemented in future updates. Updates in ACLED’s datasets will not necessarily be reflected in ACCORD’s reports if the update occurs

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