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SITUATION OVERVIEW
• In January 2026 the humanitarian situation across northern, east (Aleppo, Raqqa, Deir-ez-Zoir, Al-Hassakeh), southern (As Sweida, Daraa, Quneitra) Syria remains volatile and uneven. While security has improved in Aleppo city, rural areas of Aleppo and Idlib continue to face risks from residual armed activity, UXO/ERW contamination, and sporadic violence despite ceasefire.
• Following the escalation, protection violations, heighted protection risks, displacement and interruptions/disruptions in access to essential basic services have been reported in the affected areas in Aleppo and Northeast Syria. As of 25 January, the Internally Displaced People (IDP) Taskforce reported that about 173,100 people from Aleppo, Al-Hasakeh, and Ar-Raqqa governorates had been newly displaced. The IDPs are currently spread across 178 communities in 27 sub-districts within Aleppo, Al-Hasakeh, and Ar-Raqqa governorates. The majority of the IDPs have settled in Qamishli district (97,900 IDPs), followed by AlMalikeyyeh district (32,000 IDPs). Women, girls, and boys account for about 91 per cent of the total displaced population. The vast majority of IDPs are being accommodated by the host community 74 per cent, placing additional pressure on already limited local resources and services. Notably some of the affected areas were already prior to this new crisis hosting large numbers of IDPs–both at IDP sites (shelters and camps) and within communities further compounding the vulnerabilities. In Ain-al Arab (Kobani), the number of affected people (local population and new arrivals) is about 160,000.