Syria War Map: Live Conflict Map & Key Locations
A satellite map of Syria's active flashpoints — Damascus, Aleppo, the Kurdish northeast, the Israeli-held Golan buffer zone and the Mediterranean coast — with a sourced, dated control status for every location searched for as "syria livemap," "syria conflict map," and "syria war map."
Open the full Syria tracker →Current situation
Syria's civil war entered a new phase on December 8, 2024, when the Assad government collapsed and a Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-led opposition coalition took Damascus, ending more than 13 years of civil war under the Assad family. The Syrian Transitional Government now administers most of the country's core territory, including the capital and the northern industrial hub of Aleppo.
The country remains fractured along several fault lines rather than fully unified. In the northeast, the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria transferred administrative control of Qamishli to the Syrian government under a US-mediated ceasefire reached January 30, 2026, though the broader integration of Kurdish-led forces into a unified national army is still being negotiated. Along the southern frontier, Israeli forces have operated a de facto buffer zone in the Quneitra area near the Golan Heights since December 8, 2024, moving beyond the 1974 disengagement line.
Sectarian violence has flared in parts of the country since the transition, particularly around the Alawite-associated coastal city of Latakia, and reconstruction, transitional justice and the fate of chemical-weapons stockpiles remain open questions. Russia continues to lease its long-standing naval facility at Tartus, a legacy of the Soviet-era basing agreement, even as the political order above it has changed entirely.
Syria conflict map — key locations
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Damascuscity33.5138, 36.2765
Capital of Syria and seat of government since the Assad regime's collapse on December 8, 2024.
Control: Syrian Transitional Government (HTS-led) — Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker, as of 2026-08-04
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Aleppocity36.2021, 37.1343
Syria's largest city by pre-war population and an industrial hub in the north; the first major city taken in the offensive that toppled the Assad government.
Control: Syrian Transitional Government (HTS-led) — Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker, as of 2026-08-04
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Qamishlicity37.0522, 41.2189
Largest city in Syria's Kurdish-majority northeast and former de facto capital of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
Control: Syrian government (administrative control transferred from the Syrian Democratic Forces under a US-mediated ceasefire reached January 30, 2026) — Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker, as of 2026-08-04
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Al-Hasakahcity36.5024, 40.7477
Provincial capital in Syria's northeast, near oil fields and a former US military presence supporting the Syrian Democratic Forces.
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Homscity34.7324, 36.7137
Central Syrian crossroads city linking Damascus, the coast, and the north; a key strategic corridor since the war's start in 2011.
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Idlibcity35.9306, 36.6339
Northwestern city that served as the last major opposition-held stronghold and the launch point for the late-2024 offensive against the Assad government.
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Latakiaport35.5317, 35.7915
Mediterranean port city and historic base of Assad-family and Alawite support; site of serious sectarian violence in the months after the government's fall.
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Quneitra / Golan buffer zoneborder33.1264, 35.8244
Area along the Syria-Israel frontier near the Golan Heights ceasefire line.
Control: Israeli military, operating a de facto buffer zone established December 8, 2024 — Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker, as of 2026-08-04
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Tartusport34.8890, 35.8866
Syria's second Mediterranean port and the site of Russia's only overseas naval facility, leased since the Soviet era.
Where to go for the full picture
This map page is a fast, visual companion. The 9 locations plotted above (4 with a sourced, dated control status) are the same ones listed under the map heading, colour-keyed to match their pin. For the complete profile — actors, conflict type, intensity, timeline, and continuously updated headlines — see the Full Syria conflict tracker.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a live map of the Syria conflict?
Yes. This page plots 9 key locations for the Syria conflict on a satellite map, 4 of them with a sourced, dated control status, covering the areas most frequently searched for. Coordinates and descriptions are listed below the map for anyone whose browser cannot load the interactive layer.
How current is the control status shown here?
Every control claim on this page shows the source it came from and the date it was current as of, directly beneath the location it describes. Locations without a listed control status are shown for geographic reference only, without an unsourced control claim.
Where can I read the full Syria conflict briefing?
See the Full Syria conflict tracker for the complete profile, or the Syria instability briefing for deeper analysis.
Source provenance
- Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker 1 day · as of 2026-08-04
- News feed 0 days · as of 2026-08-05
| Date | Change | Source |
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| 2026-08-05 | Headlines refreshed | News feed |
| 2026-08-04 | Damascus control updated | Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker |
| 2026-08-04 | Aleppo control updated | Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker |
| 2026-08-04 | Qamishli control updated | Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker |
| 2026-08-04 | Quneitra / Golan buffer zone control updated | Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker |