Over 400,000 Syrians displaced under Jolani administration

In a statement released on Thursday, the UN said that Syria’s difficult transitional phase has been marred by acts of revenge, sectarian violence, financial disputes, and the occupation of parts of the country’s south by Israel — all of which have triggered new waves of displacement.

According to UN figures, between December 2024 and July 2025, more than 430,000 Syrians were newly displaced. The report noted that none of Syria’s religious or ethnic groups have been spared from the tensions and conflicts across various regions.

As reported by Al Mayadeen, the UN identified the largest wave of displacement in southern Syria’s Sweida Province, where fierce clashes erupted during the summer.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that more than 1,300 Syrians were killed in the violence, including around 400 civilians — the majority of them from the Druze community.

Other monitoring organizations offered even higher estimates for the number of casualties in Syria’s internal unrest.

According to The New York Times, forces of Syria’s (interim) government executed at least one Druze civilian, and four additional cases of summary executions of Druze individuals by men in military uniforms were documented.

Since the transfer of power in Syria in December of last year, similar waves of violence to those seen in Sweida have occurred, many driven by sectarian and communal tensions, displacing tens of thousands more people. Disputes over land and property ownership were also cited as key factors behind the continued displacement.