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<![CDATA[Syria Revisited: Security Weekly]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/s/security-weeklyhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f58w!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa001939d-2300-41fb-91ee-12d42335d86b_4032x3024.jpegSyria Revisited: Security Weeklyhttps://www.syriarevisited.com/s/security-weeklySubstackWed, 11 Nov 2026 01:09:55 GMT<![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 48]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-ac6https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-ac6Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:05:39 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

This week so ongoing low-level violence across a wide spectrum of Syrian communities. Several inter-family disputes escalated into armed clashes in Idlib and Hama, triggering heavy ISC deployment and a potential retaliatory attack against a police station in Idlib. Theft and personal-dispute-linked murders were reported across western Syria, with many perpetrators arrested. The Ministry of Interior also released some data on its October operations, including stating that it dismantled 30 smuggling networks across the country.

]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 47]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-deehttps://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-deeMon, 02 Nov 2026 04:16:35 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

Aleppo and Idlib
Damascus
Coast
Homs
Hama

This week saw two serious security incidents in southern Syria, both initiated by the Jordanian government. On October 26, Jordanian jets bombed three sites in southern Syria which their government claimed hosted ISIS cells. The strikes killed at least eight civilians, and no evidence of ISIS fighters or weapons caches has emerged. On October 31, the Jordanian government claimed it clashed with a group of gunmen attempting to enter the country from southern Syria, only to later retract the statement when it was revealed the Jordanian soldiers had actually fired on a group of Syrian children.

Elsewhere in Syria, this week saw a series of security incidents across all sectors. There were several murders in Aleppo city and its countryside, with some perpetrators arrested, and one Alawi man was murdered in Homs city as a result of an apparent financial dispute. Meanwhile, police units have continued to report a regular arrests of theft and drug gangs across the country, as well as conducting several large arrests of Sunni and Alawi regime-era soldiers in Aleppo and Homs.

On the counter-terrorism file, a (likely) ISIS attack targeted the Homs refinery was foiled and a cell arrested in Deir Ez Zor, while unknown gunmen killed a customs officer in Tartous. A likely U.S. airstrike struck a vehicle in southern Homs, though the target’s identity has not been confirmed.

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]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 46]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-853https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-853Mon, 26 Oct 2026 05:09:24 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

This week saw several individual murders across Idlib, Damascus, and Hama governorates. All victims were Sunnis, highlighting the reality that street violence impacts every Syrian community. Meanwhile, security forces arrested several murder suspects from recent and older crimes, as well as continuing the trend of weekly arrests against theft and drug gangs. Most notably, this week saw the arrest of a former opposition commander from western Homs on accusations of impersonating security forces to commit crimes.

The most significant security operation this week occurred in northern Damascus, where security forces conducted a large raid against a suspected ISIS cell. The raid turned deadly, with two security members and five ISIS members killed. It also resulted in considerable controversy, with locals insisting the killed and detained men were former rebel fighters, not ISIS members.

]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 45]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-da0https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-da0Mon, 19 Oct 2026 02:11:18 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

This week saw several smaller shooting events and killings in unusual locations, including southern Tartous, southern Latakia, and western Homs. There was also a vigilante killing and ISIS attack in Hama governorate.

Security forces conducted many arrest operations this week, targeting ISIS cells, drug networks, and regime era criminals. An ISIS cell was captured in rural Damascus, just one week after a similar IED-planting cell was caught in western Homs. Counter-narcotics units conducted at least seven drug operations across Syria, targeting both international traffickers and domestic dealers. Lastly, two rare regime-era arrest operations were carried out: an Iraqi citizen who had led regime-allied foreign fighters was caught inside Syria, and Syrian units conducted a successful raid in Lebanon capturing the notorious war criminal Mihrac Ural.

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]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 44]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-febhttps://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-febMon, 12 Oct 2026 19:09:30 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

Violence dropped this week following a series of sectarian-linked killings over the previous two weeks. The most notable attack came in rural Tartous, where two Alawi men were killed in a targeted shooting near their village. Both men were well-known drug criminals (several Facebook posts by locals over the previous months had denounced their actions) and the killings were likely linked to their criminal activity, not sect. Several men were also arrested or charged in relation to past killings and kidnappings this week.

Security forces arrested eight regime-era criminals in operations across Hama and the coast this week. Most of the men were linked to the Air Force Intelligence or Tiger Forces. Two ISIS members were also arrested in western Homs, in the same town where the bus of Alawi workers was attacked two weeks ago.

]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Weeks 42-43]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-9dahttps://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-9daTue, 06 Oct 2026 21:06:59 GMTAuthor’s Note: I apologize for the delay in publishing these past two weeks. I was finishing two months of field work in Syria and did not have enough time to finalize these final security reports.

Announcements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

The past two weeks saw three serious violent acts across the country. Three Alawi men were killed in targeted assassinations across two towns in western Hama in a single day, seven Alawi workers were killed when their public service bus was shot in western Homs, and four Sunni civilians were killed when their service bus was shot in rural Damascus. Several other individual killings occurred across the country as well.

For their part, security forces arrested several men accused of recent murders, as well as many criminal gangs involved in theft and drug smuggling. Two regime-era officers were also arrested. Counter Terrorism units arrested a large number of ISIS members and commanders in a coordinated, multi-province operation and dismantled a Hezbollah-linked cell planning attacks on Israel from southern Syria.

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]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 41]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-868https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-868Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:25:56 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

This week saw a continuation of the widespread arrest campaign of regime-era officers. The arrests continue to target high-level officers, particularly Air Force and intelligence members. The Ministry of Interior announced seven batches of arrests across Damascus, Homs, and the coast, resulting in at least 11 detained men. Among them are six former Syrian Air Force officers.

Killings remained limited this week, with the most significant event being the killing of two Shia farmers in the Qusayr countryside. This killing came just a few days after gunmen killed an off-duty soldier in the same area. In Homs City, security forces conducted a two-day drug enforcement operation, dismantling a nine-person drug gang in the city.

]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 40]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-67dhttps://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-67dSun, 13 Sep 2026 21:45:45 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

This week saw four notable security-related events across central and western Syria. Early in the week, two Alawi men were killed and two wounded in three shootings in western Hama. Western Hama remains the most violent area of western Syria, and while also receiving the least INGO support for social cohesion initiatives. Meanwhile, the heightened arrest campaign of regime era officers that began last week continued this week. At least eight operations were announced this week, resulting in the arrest of dozens of regime-era officers including nine senior pilots. Lebanese authorities also arrested the infamous regime criminal Suleiman Assad and extradition talks are reportedly underway.

Two bouts of civil unrest arose late this week. First, in northeast Syria, an Arab local executed a recently-integrated ex-SDF soldier, triggering protests and riots in Kobani. The killing was widely reported in local Arab media as a revenge act for earlier killings committed by the SDF member. On Sunday, the Syrian government announced a significant increase in fuel prices due to the ongoing U.S.-Iran war’s impact on international fuel prices and access. This surge triggered protests in Hasakah and Raqqa in the afternoon, followed by protests across towns in Aleppo, Idlib, Hama, and northern Homs in the evening.

]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 39]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-c8bhttps://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-c8bSun, 06 Sep 2026 19:43:13 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

This week saw major arrest campaigns against regime era criminals across the country. In a continuation of a months-long trend since the start of summer, the operations targeted senior regime officers and Sunni militia members. At least nine different operations were conducted in Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, and Damascus resulting in dozens of men being arrested.

There was little violence this week. A Shia man was killed in western Homs while guarding farming equipment and two Sunni men were killed in Hama City in apparent revenge or dispute-driven killings. Meanwhile, security forces conducted arrests across the country against men accused of murder, drug trafficking, theft, and impersonation of security forces.

]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 38]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-b69https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-b69Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:51:16 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

This week saw several developments on the transitional justice file. Three court rulings for regime-era officials were handed down, including two death sentences. In the coast, two former regime generals were arrested, continuing a recent shift towards targeting only senior regime officers rather than lower-level men. A regime officer-turned insurgent commander was also killed during an arrest operation at the end of the week.

The most serious violence this week came in the southern Damascus suburb of Jdeidat Artouz. Displaced Deiri residents living in the neighborhood rioted and attacked Damascene residents on two occasions following reports that a Damascene man had assaulted two Deiris. Military Police were deployed alongside Internal Security Forces and tribal leaders were called on to maintain calm. Also this week, a man was arrested for last week’s killing of a Christian man in Homs City. The detainee claimed he killed the Christian man for trying to rape his niece in 2012.

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]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 37]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-f37https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-f37Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:39:07 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

Aleppo and Idlib
Damascus
Coast
Homs
Hama

This week saw three killings across Hama governorate, which has witnessed the most sustained violence in Syria in recent months. A second murder in just 48 hours in the al-Ghab plains came at the start of the week, linked to ongoing housing disputes and seizures. Two vigilante killings occurred later in northern and eastern Hama. As usual, any vigilante killings of Alawis are widely circulated on social media with the victims portrayed as civilians.

Suspected ISIS attacks also continued this week, including a rare IED attack near Damascus’ al-Tal. This same area has seen infrequent kidnappings and executions of Alawi taxi drivers, potentially linking ISIS cells to those past killings.

This week also marked the official dissolution of the SDF. As a result, the ISC formally entered Kobani and deployed new vehicles and uniforms for an array of departments. These departments appear to be mostly or fully staffed by former Asayish members.

]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 36]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-643https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-643Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:56:58 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

Killings continue to occur across the country, targeting men from every sect over a range of motivations including land disputes and sectarian killings. At least four men were murdered this week under such motivations in Hama, Homs, and Aleppo, while other theft-related murders also occurred. This week also saw sharp social media outcry over the death of a Civil Defense volunteer in Latakia following his beating by police officers inside the Haffeh Police Jail.

Ministry of Interior units continue to arrest criminal gangs involved in theft and kidnappings. ISC units also responded to protests in Kobani early this week following attacks on Kurdish IDP convoys in Hasakah’s Ras al-Ain. The Ministry also announced that 6 of the men arrested in Quneitra last week on charges of belonging to ISIS were to be released after it was determined they had no affiliations with the organization.

]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 35]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-326https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-326Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:37:06 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

The Ministry of Interior continued to expand its training efforts across the country this week. The MoI officially opened the Deir Ez Zor Training Institute, the first such training facility in eastern Syria, while two new classes of cadets graduated in Latakia and in Hama. Security forces intercepted a significant weapons shipment being smuggled into Lebanon and dismantled several large kidnapping and robbery networks. At least four regime-era officers were also arrested this week in Homs, Latakia, and Aleppo.

Anti-ISIS operations and ISIS attacks continued this week. A 9-person ISIS cell was detained in Quneitra’s Khan Arnaba on August 9, including senior ISIS commander close to the former Caliph killed in 2022. Prior to that, a suspect ISIS IED attack was carried out in Damascus and a second ISIS IED team was killed while trying to plant a device in the city.

Inter-family fights continue to be a strain on security forces, with violent clashes breaking out in Aleppo, Latakia, and Homs this week leaving several dead and dozens injured.

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]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 34]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-80ahttps://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-80aMon, 03 Aug 2026 14:32:24 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

This week saw continued security operations targeting the three main challenges facing the new Syrian government: ISIS cells, drug networks, and ex-regime criminals. Simultaneous anti-ISIS operations were carried out in two towns in northern Aleppo while another operation was launched against an ISIS cell in Deir Ez Zor during which security forces detained the cell leader and killed an “official responsible for assassination operations in the area.” The cell had reportedly carried out attacks in the Al-Baghouz and Al-Shaafa areas in the Al-Bukamal District.

Three major narcotics busts were conducted in border areas while lower-level drug traffickers were also arrested in separate operations elsewhere. Meanwhile, at least 12 regime-era criminals were arrested across the country this week, with additional arrests confirmed by the MoI at the end of the week without providing more information.

Low-level violence continued across the country as well. A recently returned Kurdish man was killed in Afrin, the first such case since the mass returned of IDPs this summer. Another man was found dead in rural east Hama, and an Alawi man was murdered in western Hama as a result of a long-standing dispute. Over the weekend, inter-communal water disputes in western Damascus escalated to riots, resulting in clashes with security forces and arrests.

]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 33]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-56ahttps://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-56aMon, 27 Jul 2026 04:41:22 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

This week saw reduced violence compared to past weeks, though there was once again a shooting in Homs that left at least one woman dead and child injured. A woman was found dead in southern Tartous, though whether by suicide or murder is still unclear. Meanwhile, several security incidents occurred in Damascus and its countryside, including clashes between locals and security forces in western Damascus and a security operation to free six kidnapped Druze men in Beit Jinn.

Elsewhere, security forces conducted an anti-insurgent raid in rural Jableh, leaving two former regime soldiers dead, and three major anti-narcotics operations in Damascus and the Badia. Several ex-regime members were arrested this week, though not as many as in previous weeks. Minister of Interior Anas Khattab also hosted several foreign delegations throughout the week.

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]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 32]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-042https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-042Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:01:30 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

This week saw a continued trend of inter-family disputes escalating into significant violence across Aleppo, following three such instances last week. Several involved direct attacks against General Security forces and at least one bout of violence was centered around an ex-opposition family holding local security and military positions in northern Aleppo. These clashes underscore a major security challenge facing internal security forces going forward.

Elsewhere, vigilante and sectarian violence continued across Homs, Hama, Damascus, and Aleppo. Three ex-regime fighters were killed in Homs and Hama, and four Alawis were murdered in Homs and Damascus, among them a family of three. A prominent Sunni charity director was also murdered in his office in Homs City.

Security forces continue to arrest ex-regime members at the same high rate since April. At least nine men were arrested this week across Aleppo, Hama, Homs, and Latakia. Several of the arrested men were reportedly linked to post-liberation crimes and killings in Latakia and Aleppo. The detained men include Sunnis and Alawis.

]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 31]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-a1bhttps://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-a1bMon, 13 Jul 2026 05:02:59 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

Aleppo and Idlib
Damascus
Coast
Homs
Hama

This week saw several major ISIS events in Syria. On July 7, two IEDs were detonated in central Damascus while French President Macron was visiting. On July 9, a senior ISIS leader and his associated cell were arrested in Daraa. The next evening, security forces conducted a massive operations across four Damascus city districts, detaining ISIS cells linked to the July 7 IED attacks, as well as at least one other earlier IED attack.

Meanwhile, multiple inter-family disputes in northwest Syria resulted in several deaths and injuries across rural Aleppo and Idlib, triggering repeat ISC deployments and weapons seizures. The Ministry of Interior also arrested several regime-era criminals and one media activist accused of inciting sectarian disputes.

Vigilante killings continue at the same high pace as throughout this summer, with four men killed in Idlib, Hama, and Damascus.

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]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 30]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-5d3https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-5d3Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:36:20 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

This week saw a continued trend of vigilante killings across the country, with one Sunni and two Alawi ex-soldiers killed. An Alawi and a Shia man living in Damascus were also killed in apparently targeted attacks, potentially linked to war-time grievances.

Meanwhile, the government continues its high rate of arrests against regime-era members. Furthermore, local officials have engaged in several social cohesion-related initiatives this week, from meetings with dignitaries to reshuffling leadership.

Large scale attacks were also conducted in Damascus this week. One IED attack was successfully carried out against lawyers and judges outside the Justice Palace, while a second attack was thwarted in an Alawi neighborhood.

]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 29]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-597https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-597Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:13:17 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

Security forces continue to arrest regime-era officers and soldiers across the country, publicly announcing on average at least one arrest a day. As throughout this month, many of these arrests have targeted Sunni regime members, especially in Dara’a where there has been a noticeable uptick in June. At the same time, vigilante attacks are once again rising across the country, targeting both Sunni and Alawi ex-regime members. At least six men were killed in such attacks in Damascus city, rural Hama, rural Homs, and Idlib.

Two serious shootings also occurred this week targeting minority families. A very rare triple homicide left three members of one family dead and two other seriously injured in rural Latakia. In rural Hama, three Sunni men were arrested after doing a targeted drive-by shooting of a Murshdi family over a land dispute.

]]><![CDATA[Rebuilding Security in New Syria: Year 2, Week 28]]>https://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-c8fhttps://www.syriarevisited.com/p/rebuilding-security-in-new-syria-c8fMon, 22 Jun 2026 05:21:00 GMTAnnouncements of security deployments mostly in western Syria, with an emphasis on the minority regions. This weekly update is intended to provide base level data for more holistic research into the rebuilding of the security and governance structures of post-Assad Syria. Direct links to primary sources are provided throughout.

This week began with two more days of transitional justice protests across Sunni communities in central Syria, continuing on from the mass protests that began on June 14. In Damascus city, the protests turned to mob attacks against the Alawi-majority neighborhood of Mezzeh, and in Palmyra the protests turned violent when ex-regime members fired on demonstrators. However, unlike June 14, there were no deaths during the protests on either of these day. In response, the government conducted a sweeping arrest campaign of dozens of ex-regime Sunni fighters in Aleppo, Idlib, Homs, and Dara’a. Another half-dozen senior officers were also arrested across the country throughout the week. Meanwhile, ISIS conducted several low-level attacks in eastern Aleppo, Raqqa, and Hasakah

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