Home Syria: Security Situation 2. Security situation and conflict impact on civilians by governorate 2.4. Latakia governorate Table of contents Table of Contents Acknowledgements Disclaimer Glossary and abbreviations Introduction Methodology Defining the terms of reference Collecting information Quality control Sources Sources on security incidents Sources on civilian casualties 1. General description of the security situation 1.1. Overview of current conflicts 1.2. Armed actors 1.2.1. Syrian transitional government security forces 1.2.2. Syrian Democratic Forces 1.2.3. Assad-aligned militias 1.2.4. Druze armed groups controlling Sweida 1.2.5. ISIL 1.2.6. Other relevant armed actors 1.3. International involvement 1.3.1. US-led coalition 1.3.2. Israel 1.3.3. Türkiye 1.3.4. Russia 1.4. Recent security trends 1.4.1. Security incidents 1.4.2. Civilian casualties 1.4.3. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 1.4.4. Displacement and return 2. Security situation and conflict impact on civilians by governorate 2.1. Aleppo governorate 2.1.1. Administrative division and population estimates 2.1.2. Territorial control and main armed actors 2.1.3. Security trends 2.1.4. Security incidents 2.1.5. Civilian casualties 2.1.6. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 2.1.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return 2.2. Idlib governorate 2.2.1. Administrative division and population estimates 2.2.2. Territorial control and main armed actors 2.2.3. Security trends 2.2.4. Security incidents 2.2.5. Civilian casualties 2.2.6. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 2.2.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return 2.3. Hama governorate 2.3.1. Administrative division and population estimates 2.3.2. Territorial control and main armed actors 2.3.3. Security trends 2.3.4. Security incidents 2.3.5. Civilian casualties 2.3.6. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 2.3.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return 2.4. Latakia governorate 2.4.1. Administrative division and population estimates 2.4.2. Territorial control and main armed actors 2.4.3. Security trends 2.4.4. Security incidents 2.4.5. Civilian casualties 2.4.6. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 2.4.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return 2.5. Tartous governorate 2.5.1. Administrative division and population estimates 2.5.2. Territorial control and main armed actors 2.5.3. Security trends 2.5.4. Security incidents 2.5.5. Civilian casualties 2.5.6. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 2.5.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return 2.6. Homs governorate 2.6.1. Administrative division and population estimates 2.6.2. Territorial control and main armed actors 2.6.3. Security trends 2.6.4. Security incidents 2.6.5. Civilian casualties 2.6.6. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 2.6.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return 2.7. Hasaka governorate 2.7.1. Administrative division and population estimates 2.7.2. Territorial control and main armed actors 2.7.3. Security trends 2.7.4. Security incidents 2.7.5. Civilian casualties 2.7.6. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 2.7.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return 2.8. Raqqa governorate 2.8.1. Administrative division and population estimates 2.8.2. Territorial control and main armed actors 2.8.3. Security trends 2.8.4. Security incidents 2.8.5. Civilian casualties 2.8.6. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 2.8.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return 2.9. Deir Ez-Zor governorate 2.9.1. Administrative division and population estimates 2.9.2. Territorial control and main armed actors 2.9.3. Security trends 2.9.4. Security incidents 2.9.5. Civilian casualties 2.9.6. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 2.9.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return 2.10. Damascus governorate 2.10.1. Administrative division and population estimates 2.10.2. Territorial control and main armed actors 2.10.3. Security trends 2.10.4. Security incidents 2.10.5. Civilian casualties 2.10.6. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 2.10.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return 2.11. Rural Damascus governorate 2.11.1. Administrative division and population estimates 2.11.2. Territorial control and main armed actors 2.11.3. Security trends 2.11.4. Security incidents 2.11.5. Civilian casualties 2.11.6. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 2.11.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return 2.12. Dar’a governorate 2.12.1. Administrative division and population estimates 2.12.2. Territorial control and main armed actors 2.12.3. Security trends 2.12.4. Security incidents 2.12.5. Civilian casualties 2.12.6. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 2.12.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return 2.13. Sweida governorate 2.13.1. Administrative division and population estimates 2.13.2. Territorial control and main armed actors 2.13.3. Security trends 2.13.4. Security incidents 2.13.5. Civilian casualties 2.13.6. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 2.13.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return 2.14. Quneitra governorate 2.14.1. Administrative division and population estimates 2.14.2. Territorial control and main armed actors 2.14.3. Security trends 2.14.4. Security incidents 2.14.5. Civilian casualties 2.14.6. Conflict-related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war 2.14.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return Annex 1: Bibliography Public sources Annex 2: Terms of Reference Citation Please cite as: EUAA, '2.4. Latakia governorate' in Syria: Security Situation, July 2026. 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