In October 2025, the SNHR recorded 4 civilian fatalities in Rural Damascus governorate, 11 in November, 16 in December (the highest number of all governorates recorded in that month), 3 in January 2026, 2 in February, 2 in March, 4 in April, and 2 in May 2026.1096 Between 1 October 2025 and 31 May 2026, most recorded civilian fatalities in the governorate were attributed to actors that SNHR could not identify, apart from around 14 civilians killed by Israeli forces in December 2025, 3 civilians killed by remnants of the Assad regime in January, and 1 civilian killed by ISIL in May 2026.1097 An analysis of the period since the fall of Bashar Al-Assad shows that Rural Damascus was among the governorates with a low monthly civilian death toll (about 0-4), with highs (about 10-16) in March, May, June, November, and December 2025.1098
Figure 26: Evolution of civilian fatalities in Rural Damascus per month, based on SNHR data1099
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SNHR, data covering from 1 October 2025 to 31 May 2026 provided by courtesy of SNHR in an email, 1 June 2026
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SNHR, data covering from 1 October 2025 to 31 May 2026 provided by courtesy of SNHR in an email, 1 June 2026; SNHR, The Killing of 268 Civilians in the First Quarter of 2026 in Syria, including 43 Children, 27 Women, and 1 person due to torture was Documented, 1 April 2026, url, p. 4; SNHR, The Death of 3666 Individuals Including 328 Children and 312 Women, and 32 Deaths due to Torture Recorded in the year 2025 in Syria, 1 January 2026, url, p. 9; SNHR, The Death of 73 Civilians Including 12 Children and Six Women, and Two Deaths due to Torture Recorded in November 2025, 1 December 2025, url, p. 3; SNHR, The Death of 66 Civilians Including Nine Children and Seven Women, and Three Deaths due to Torture Recorded in October 2025, 1 November 2025, url, p. 3
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SNHR, data covering from 1 October 2025 to 31 May 2026 provided by courtesy of SNHR in an email, 1 June 2026; EUAA, Syria – Major human rights, security, and socio-economic developments [Q33-2025], 1 October 2025, url, p. 24; EUAA, Syria – Country Focus, July 2025, url, pp. 98-99, 175-176
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SNHR, data covering from 1 October 2025 to 31 May 2026 provided by courtesy of SNHR in an email, 1 June 2026; EUAA, Syria – Major human rights, security, and socio-economic developments [Q33-2025], 1 October 2025, url, p. 24; EUAA, Syria – Country Focus, July 2025, url, pp. 98-99, 175-176