Syria Monthly Report

February 2022

South & central

  • Government removes citizens from subsidy program

  • Protests in As-Sweida

Northeast

  • Administration faces protest, ISIS and Turkish attacks

  • Operations continue in fallout from ISIS Sina’a prison attacks

  • Turkish operation ‘Winter Eagle’ damages homes, displaces residents

Northwest

  • Health sector underfunded in northwest Syria

  • Citizens protest HTS policies

  • Sugar shortages in Idleb

Summary

  • The Syrian government prevents a large number of people from receiving subsidies for basic goods provided through its smart card system.

  • Turkey launches operation ‘Winter Eagle’ against the alleged threat of the PKK in the northeast, displacing civilians and damaging homes and infrastructure.

  • Protests take place throughout As-Sweida in response to the government’s removal of subsidies.

  • The WHO releases a statement committing to support health services in the northwest and calling for increased funding as COVID-19 cases rise.

  • Protests break out across Deir-ez-Zor against perceived corruption in the Autonomous Administration.

  • Small-scale ISIS attacks continue in the northeast, with SDF and government forces continuously combing areas of the countryside and desert to find remaining individuals and cells.

  • Protests held by teachers, residents and IDPs broke out across the northeast against HTS policies. The armed group is struggling to provide salaries and basic services in areas under its control.