In October 2025, the SNHR recorded 8 civilian fatalities in Sweida governorate, 5 in November, 9 in December, 5 in January 2026, 10 in February, 1 in March, 1 in April and 3 in May, as of 1 June 2026.1280 Between October 2025 and May 2026, all recorded civilian fatalities in the governorate were attributed to actors that SNHR could not identify, except for one civilian killed by transitional government forces in October 2025 and five civilians killed by the same forces in February 2026.1281 An analysis of the period since the fall of Bashar Al-Assad suggests that the civilian death toll peaked in July 2025, with 372 civilian deaths1282 resulting from the aforementioned violent escalation that month (see sections 2.13.2. Territorial control and main armed actors and 2.13.3. Security trends).1283 In late March 2026, the UN Commission of Inquiry (UNCOI) on Syria reported that 1 707 people had been killed in the escalation, including 1 190 Druze men, 99 Druze women and 53 Druze children. Among the Bedouin community, 53 men, 9 women and 8 children were killed. Most of the victims were reportedly civilians who were not participating in hostilities. However, some of the Druze and Bedouin men killed were armed group members or civilians who were directly taking part in the clashes. Furthermore, at least 225 deaths of government personnel were reported, many of whom were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sweida and Damascus governorates in mid-July. There were also tribal fatalities.1284 This was followed by two months with no civilian fatalities (August and September 2025).1285
Figure 30: Evolution of civilian fatalities in Sweida per month, based on SNHR data1286
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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, pp. 4-5; 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, 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. 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, 190-191
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OHCHR, UN Syria Commission releases report on July massacres and other grave violations committed in Suwayda and calls for expanded accountability measures, 27 March 2026, url
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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, 190-191
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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 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. 3; 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, 190-191