Human Cost
Historical Context
Current State
100

This percentage of Syria's population lives in poverty.

What is 90%?

100

The wide spread pro-democracy protests that inspired Syrians to revolt against the Assad regime in March 2011. 

What is the Arab Spring?

100

This Kurdish-led armed group controls northeastern Syria and was a key US partner against ISIS. 

What is Kurdish SDF?

200

This natural disaster struck Syria on February 6, 2023.

What is an earthquake?

200

This Lebanese militant group backed Assad during the civil war.

What is Hezbollah?

200

This country has occupied swathes of southern Syrian territory since the fall of Assad and has conducted airstrikes on Damascus.

What is Israel?

300

Despite the human cost, this many people still require humanitarian assistance in Syria.

What is 16 million?

300

Assad fled Damascus on a jet belonging to this country when his government collapsed.

What is Russia?

300

Former leader of HTS and Syria's interim president.

What is Ahmed Al-Sharaa?

400

This UN Agency can help resettle the 14 million displaced Syrians.

What is UNHCR?

400

This extremist group controlled large parts of Syria between 2013 and 2019.

What is ISIS?

400

These two groups signed a ceasefire and integration deal in January 2026.

What is Syrian government and the Kurdish SDF?