Latest data updates for Syria: Ancient Civilizations to Modern Transition.https://watchboard.dev/en-ushttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-06-02/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-06-02/Syria's transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa is set to attend the June 15–17 G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains — Syria's first-ever G7 participation, framed around its bid as a Hormuz-alternative transit corridor. The IDF struck anti-ship missile depots near Latakia and Tartus on May 30, killing one civilian, marking the first significant Israeli strike in Syria in weeks; two new map-line entries and a Latakia conflict point added. Tom Barrack's US envoy mandate was expanded to cover Iraq and Syria (May 31). The UN formally ended its 11-year Turkey-Syria cross-border humanitarian aid route in late May as WFP emergency food cuts (50%) took effect. Six new daily event files cover May 28–June 2; the KPI counter updated to 541 days since Assad's fall; US forces in northeast Syria updated to ~700 following mid-April drawdown.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-06-01/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-06-01/Syria's First Post-Assad Parliament Set to Convene Following Northeast Elections and SDF Integration.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-31/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-31/Trump Expands Tom Barrack's Role: Special Presidential Envoy for Both Iraq and Syria.Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-30/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-30/IDF Strikes Anti-Ship Missile Depots Near Latakia and Tartus; One Civilian Killed.Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-29/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-29/Syria Bids to Become Middle East Transit Hub as Hormuz Crisis Reshapes Regional Logistics.Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-28/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-28/UN Concludes 11-Year Turkey-Syria Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid Route.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-25/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-25/The EU Council on May 18 renewed Assad-era sanctions while delisting Syria's Ministries of Defence and Interior — enabling direct EU engagement with the transitional government's security sector — building on the May 11 restoration of the EU-Syria Cooperation Agreement. Transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued a customs decree on May 22 reinforcing Syria's ban on Israeli-origin goods, signaling continued policy continuity on Israel despite diplomatic opening with the West. A car bomb in Damascus killed at least one person on May 22. Turkey captured 10 ISIS operatives inside Syria on May 23 amid continued counter-terrorism pressure in the northeast. SNHR published an analysis noting the EU's May 18 delisting marks a new phase of institutional engagement. Six new events cover May 18–25; KPIs, map-points, and meta updated.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-23/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-23/Turkish security forces operating inside Syria apprehended 10 Islamic State (ISIS) operatives in a counter-terrorism operation.Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-22/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-22/Syrian transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued a presidential decree revising Syria's Customs Law, explicitly reinforcing the existing prohibition on importing goods of Israeli origin. A vehicle-borne explosion in Damascus killed at least one person, according to reports from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) and local monitors.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-18/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-18/EU Renews Assad-Era Sanctions, Delists Syria's Defence and Interior Ministries. Syrian transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa appointed Safwat Raslan — previously head of the Syrian Development Fund — as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Syria.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-17/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-17/The EU Council reinstated the full EU-Syria Cooperation Agreement on May 11 — suspended since 2011 — pledging €280 million in aid and opening the first EU-Syria High-Level Political Dialogue. US Secretary of State Rubio met Syrian FM Asaad al-Shaibani in Antalya on May 15 to confirm comprehensive sanctions relief, in one of the highest-level US-Syria diplomatic engagements in 15 years. The UN Security Council was briefed that Syria's 2026 humanitarian appeal is only 16% funded ($480M of $2.9B), forcing WFP to halve food assistance to 650,000 people. Israeli forces raided villages in Quneitra governorate on May 16, ransacking homes and firing artillery at agricultural land. Syria reported ~120,000 voluntary refugee returns from Lebanon in the first four months of 2026. Six new events cover May 10–17; KPIs, map-lines, map-points, political figures, and economic data updated.Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-16/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-16/Israeli military forces conducted a series of incursions into villages in Quneitra governorate in southern Syria.Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-15/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-15/Rubio Meets Syrian FM al-Shaibani in Antalya in High-Level US-Syria Talks; Sanctions Relief Confirmed. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher briefed the UN Security Council on Syria's severe humanitarian funding gap.Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-14/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-14/Syrian transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa held separate meetings with prominent Arab investors to advance Syria's reconstruction agenda.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-11/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-11/The EU Council formally reinstated the full EU-Syria Cooperation Agreement — suspended since 2011 to isolate the Assad regime.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-10/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-10/Syria announces its first cabinet reshuffle since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, per Reuters citing Syrian state media.Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreakinghttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-09/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-09/Syria's security services dismantled a Hezbollah-linked assassination cell targeting senior transitional officials on May 5–6, arresting at least 11 people in nationwide raids. On May 2, Israel launched over 20 airstrikes across Syrian territory — including near the presidential palace in Damascus — and fired artillery into Quneitra while warning Syrian forces to halt operations against the Druze community. The first public trial of an Assad-era official (Atef Najib, accused of ordering 2011 Daraa torture) opened on April 26. On May 3, the UN formally ended its 11-year cross-border humanitarian aid operation from Turkey into Syria after more than 65,000 delivery journeys, as Syria and Turkey develop commercial routes under the transitional government. Six new map-line entries document Israeli strike trajectories across Syrian territory, and the days-since-regime-collapse KPI has been updated to 517 days.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-08/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-08/The Syrian transitional government released a new batch of SDF-affiliated detainees as part of ongoing negotiations with Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-06/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-06/Suwayda Emerges as Captagon Hub; Druze Self-Determination Debate Intensifies.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-05/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-05/Syrian security services announced they had dismantled a Hezbollah-linked cell that was in the 'final stages of readiness' to assassinate senior Syrian transitional government officials.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-04/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-04/Syrian President al-Sharaa Pitches Damascus Real Estate and Tourism to Investors.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-03/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-03/UN Ends 11-Year Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid Operation from Turkey into Syria.Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-02/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-02/The IDF conducted at least 20 airstrikes on Syrian military sites on May 2, striking targets in Damascus (including near the presidential palace), Latakia, Hama, Daraa, and the Quneitra countryside. Syria's Baniyas Port Emerges as Alternative Oil Corridor as Hormuz Tensions Rise.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-01/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-05-01/ISIS Claims Assassination of Shia Cleric at Sayyida Zainab Shrine.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-04-30/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-04-30/The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a targeted drone strike on the outskirts of Damascus against an armed group allegedly preparing to attack the Druze community in Suwayda province.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-04-26/https://watchboard.dev/syria/#digest-2026-04-26/Initial backfill complete. Post-Assad Syria: HTS Consolidates Transitional RuleSun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdaily